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Music Execs Think DRM Slows the Marketplace

Posted by kdawson on from the well-duh dept.

MacGod writes "From BBC News comes a story about a Jupiter Research survey conducted before Steve Jobs's anti-DRM essay, indicating that most music industry execs see DRM-free music as a way to expand sales on digital tracks. The survey covered large and small record labels, rights bodies, digital stores, and technology providers. To summarize: 54% of music execs think that current DRM is too restrictive and 62% think selling unencumbered music would be a way to boost sales. Even limiting the survey to the record labels themselves, 48% believe this. Yet, many also believe it's not going to happen without significant governmental intervention — even though most insiders think DRM is harmful, the labels are keen to stick with it. Is this yet another sign of the typical media industry 'head in the sand, refuse to change' approach, or might we be seeing the early stages or some actual change?"

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  1. COMMENT PROTECTED by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

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    1. Re:COMMENT PROTECTED by David+McBride · · Score: 5, Funny

      muslix64

    2. Re:COMMENT PROTECTED by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Windows has detected you clicked on a submit button...

      Cancel or allow?

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    3. Re:COMMENT PROTECTED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Windows has detected you clicked an accept button?

      Do you actually, really not want to not, not click this button?

  2. Re:DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I see them up there, those insensitive clouds....scheming

    "So Bill, we attack tomorrow"
    "Yes, tomorrow..."
    "I mean it this time"
    "I do too "

  3. You are coming to a sad realization... by Tiger+Smile · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... allow, or deny?

    Allow.

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  4. Re:Told Ya by Fujisawa+Sensei · · Score: 3, Funny

    Note: I have a bitter hatred toward MS and their products, but I hate class-action suits and the lawyers that profit from them even more.

    As long as the lawyers get their payment in the same form of the people they're representing, I have no problem with it. M$ Pays with vouchers for M$ products,lawyer gets paid in vouchers for M$ products.

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  5. DRM slows the marketplace by digitig · · Score: 2, Funny

    News just in: bears defecate in woods. Rumours that Pope may be Catholic confirmed.

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