Warner to Sell Music on DVD

Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Warner Music is planning an aggressive attempt to replace the CD by pushing consumers to buy their music on specially outfitted DVDs, the Wall Street Journal reports. It's music to the ears of some struggling retailers who seek a new physical product to re-capture some of the online (and file-sharing) market. 'As a retailer I'm going to be holding on desperately for any compelling physical product,' said Eric Levin, who owns two independent stores called Criminal Records in the Atlanta area. 'So the introduction of a new format...is cause for excitement.' More from the article: 'But there are some stumbling blocks that may discourage consumers from embracing DVD albums. The new discs would not play on normal CD players, meaning consumers could not simply pop their new discs into their car stereos or other players. And users would not be able to copy the main audio mix onto their computers. On the proposed DVD album, the main audio mix is to be protected by the same software that already protects the content on normal DVDs.'"

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Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[badasscat]

And it doesn't say what the format of those pre-ripped songs are, either, though it could very easily be assumed that they are DRM'd as well. If they are, it probably wouldn't be iPod compatible, either

Well, you say you read TFA, but I don't see much evidence of it:

"People familiar with the situation say Warner is close to a deal with Apple Computer Inc. that would make the digital tracks essentially identical to those the computer company sells through its iTunes Music Store service -- something that has proved elusive for others in the music industry, since Apple has been unwilling to license its proprietary copy-protection software to outsiders. People briefed on the talks said a likely solution would involve Apple creating the digital tracks and Warner putting them on DVDs."

Makes sense to me.

DVD DRM cracked

[bcat24]

On the proposed DVD album, the main audio mix is to be protected by the same software that already protects the content on normal DVDs.

If they mean CSS, hasn't that been cracked for, like, years? So it should be *possible* to copy the music. (Of course, if you can't copy the songs with iTunes or WMP, it is protected from most users.)

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[CrackedButter]

Your ignorance is sickening, of course people still use CD players, especially when you know... music is sold on CD"S! What a silly elitist comment to make. Everyday I see those obsolete portable CD players on people as I pass them on the street and ALL the electrical outlets still sell those antiquated CD based music systems, not everything is ipod compatible. Some people still use LP's as well just so you know for future reference.