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Chronicling the Failures of DRM

Posted by Soulskill on from the customers-don't-like-annoying-products dept.

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death. Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

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  1. Re:fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is on topic: this is what DRM is like!

  2. Re:Newsflash: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So why cant we pay for DRM-encumbered media with rental money? We should have the same rights as them, to allow them the use of our money for certain very limited purposes.

  3. Re:Deutche Telekom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jawohl my Oberspellführer.