less DRM = happier customers
In a positive note, I saw an article recently that follows up on Steve Jobs' posting describing his thoughts on DRM. For those of you who missed it and don't like reading, it basically states that he is in favor of removing DRM on most of the music record labels push out.
Dave Goldberg, the head of Yahoo! Music, has also spoken in favor of the removal of DRM-protected music. (If there's a phrase I hate using more than "DRM-protected", I'll let you know.) However, he's also called out specific companies a bit more than Jobs' did, as the following states:
"He said that the Microsoft DRM that Yahoo Music uses 'doesn't work half the time.'" (SVW.com article, p.1)
Going by the brief article though, not only does it seem like CEO's and their ilk are becoming ballsier towards recording companies, but Dave almost seems like he supports more open formats, such as mp3, ogg, etc.
Dunno though, toss me your opinion on the whole thing. The real question is, what exactly is the motivation behind all of these open opinions? It's obvious that non-DRM music sells more, so it's gotta be money, I just hate saying it.
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Dave Goldberg, the head of Yahoo! Music, has also spoken in favor of the removal of DRM-protected music. (If there's a phrase I hate using more than "DRM-protected", I'll let you know.) However, he's also called out specific companies a bit more than Jobs' did, as the following states:
"He said that the Microsoft DRM that Yahoo Music uses 'doesn't work half the time.'" (SVW.com article, p.1)
Going by the brief article though, not only does it seem like CEO's and their ilk are becoming ballsier towards recording companies, but Dave almost seems like he supports more open formats, such as mp3, ogg, etc.
Dunno though, toss me your opinion on the whole thing. The real question is, what exactly is the motivation behind all of these open opinions? It's obvious that non-DRM music sells more, so it's gotta be money, I just hate saying it.
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There was something on Engadget today about more people responding to Jobs letter... There are a lot of big shots in the biz that seem to interpret what he wrote in their own manner. Someone even had the audacity to say that there was more value with DRM protected material. Whatever the case, I just want to be able to play my music on any player I want without any sort of hassle or authorization. Thats it.
Found a nice follow-up article to the post above, courtesy of [H]ardOCP.
Seems that a lot of people are willing to step out and say that DRM screws over customers now that two bigger companies have said their piece.
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