And thus far, Apple DOES have the best business model. That's why it's so popular. I'm a recording artist as are many of my friends. Apple's model is the only one who, as some one else said here, looks out for both the artist/label and the consumer. If you don't like the way they do it, then go to the competition. That's the wonder of captitalism. While I would not mind a standard DRM (as long as it is very similar to Apple's) the industry WILL sort itself out based off consumers and competition. That's the way it has always worked. Many have stated they "hate" DRM, but unfortunately for us independant artists, and evev artists with the big labels, it's necessary as a deterent to giving out our stuff for free. And Apple implements this in the best possible way: Protecting the Artists while providing minimum headach to the HONEST consumer.
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And thus far, Apple DOES have the best business model. That's why it's so popular. I'm a recording artist as are many of my friends. Apple's model is the only one who, as some one else said here, looks out for both the artist/label and the consumer. If you don't like the way they do it, then go to the competition. That's the wonder of captitalism. While I would not mind a standard DRM (as long as it is very similar to Apple's) the industry WILL sort itself out based off consumers and competition. That's the way it has always worked. Many have stated they "hate" DRM, but unfortunately for us independant artists, and evev artists with the big labels, it's necessary as a deterent to giving out our stuff for free. And Apple implements this in the best possible way: Protecting the Artists while providing minimum headach to the HONEST consumer.