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EMI — Ditching DRM is Going To Cost You

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the how-not-to-make-a-buck dept.

33rpm writes "EMI has told online music stores that selling its catalog without DRM is going to cost them a lot of money. 'EMI is the only major record label to seriously consider abandoning the disaster that is DRM, but earlier reports that focused on the company's reformist attitude apparently missed the mark: EMI is willing to lose the DRM, but they demand a considerable advance payment to make it happen. EMI has backed out of talks for now because no one will pay what they're asking.'"

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  1. redundant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How is this redundant? It's the 4th post! Mods should have to take a test that proves they know how to read a clock.

    If you want to mod the parent down, at least go with "offtopic". Geez.

  2. semi-colon's by wiredog · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Preview is my friend...

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  3. Re:How does it cost more money to go non-DRM? by GuyverDH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Woo hoo - looks like I picked up a fan-boy - overrated, when there wasn't a rating?

    Ha-ha-ha.... jcr (53032) - is that you, you old dog you....

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