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UK Music Retailers Beg, Drop the DRM

Posted by kdawson on from the free-as-in-no-chains dept.

thefickler notes that consumers aren't the only ones carrying "Death to DRM" placards. UK music retailers are telling the recording industry enough is enough — that the industry's obsession with copy protection is hurting, not helping, profit. Kim Bayley, director-general of the UK Entertainment Retailers Association, said that the anti-piracy technologies are not protecting industry revenue but instead "stifling growth and working against the consumer interest." The ERA hopes the industry will drop DRM in time for the holiday season. Good luck with that.

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  1. Good luck indeed by Panitz · · Score: 3, Informative

    Does the holiday season not start today? If so, I cant see it being dropped, erm... yesterday. Or am I wrong?

  2. Parent article by JackSpratts · · Score: 3, Informative

    here's a working link to the actual article (not blog) from the nominally subscription-only financial times:

    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ed6dd08-970a-11dc-b2da-0000779fd2ac.html

    - js.