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EMI Considers Abandoning DRM on CDs

Posted by Zonk on from the wisdom-comes-with-experience dept.

jOmill writes "EMI Netherlands has announced that it is considering no longer using DRM on CDs, because it isn't worth the cost. According to Reuters the company is still reviewing the decision. From the article: 'Critics have argued that the system has not worked as consumers could be driven to illegal sites to download music to the popular iPod instead. A spokeswoman for EMI said it had not manufactured any new disks with DRM, which restricts consumers from making copies of songs and films they have purchased legally, for the last few months.'"

2 of 166 comments (clear)

  1. Really? by cybrthng · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There is no try, only do.

    DRM on cd's us futile anyhow.

  2. Not CDs by N7DR · · Score: 0, Redundant
    If it has DRM, it's not a CD: it's a shiny plastic disc that might happen to play in some players. CDs that conform to the standard cannot have DRM.

    I always look for the little "CD" logo on plastic discs in stores, and if that logo isn't there, there's no way I will buy the disc.