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Yahoo Music Chief Comes Out Against DRM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the getting-on-the-bandwagon dept.

waired writes "It seem that a trend has begun in the music industry after Steve Jobs essay. Now a senior Yahoo chief has spoken out in favor of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' call for major labels to abandon digital rights technology (DRM). It points out that consumers are getting confused and that the Microsoft DRM "doesn't work half the time"."

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  1. Monkey see, Monkey Do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Monkey see, Monkey Do

    1. Re:Monkey see, Monkey Do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Monkey see, Monkey Do

    2. Re:Monkey see, Monkey Do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sea Monkeys, Monkey DooDoo

    3. Re:Monkey see, Monkey Do by BertieBaggio · · Score: 4, Funny

      Monkey see, Monkey Do

      Next up: Steve Ballmer says he's going to "fucking kill" DRM.

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    4. Re:Monkey see, Monkey Do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      By throwing chairs at it.

  2. Microsoft DRM "doesn't work half the time"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    wow... that's about 25% better than I had expected.

  3. If Slashdot used DRM... by itsdapead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey! I just upgraded to Slashdot Vasta "Bedroom Premium" edition and your post came out:

    It's (premium content blocked) something like that. It was only a matter of time. If it takes Steve Jobs to kick start an industry wide backlash against DRM, then (premium content blocked).

    (The second one was a false positive for "Let it be")

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  4. Re:The Jobs Fanboyism Is Sickening by jandrese · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hated DRM before it was cool.

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  5. Film at 11 by navygeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...and that the Microsoft DRM "doesn't work half the time" "

    In other new, the Earth is round and the Sun is really far away.

  6. Re:The obvious by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if "mp3" includes "wma without any 'DRM' crap". I ask because I rip/convert to wma now, as every device that I own can play it, and it's half the size of mp3 for the same quality. Does that make me an OMG TOOL OF SATAN? Would you choose to buy an mp3 or ogg format track over a smaller wma one (sans 'DRM') for the same price?

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  7. Microsoft DRM by codepunk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft DRM does not work 100% of the time on any of my linux boxes.

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  8. Re:As predicted by Dutch+Gun · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and laid their proverbial dick on the table for all the public to see. I'd like to keep an anti-DRM stance as a "good thing" in my mind. Your analogy is not helping.
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