Comments on: The Beginning of the End of DRM http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/ The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Great Software Products Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tazzzzz http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-124670 tazzzzz Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:52:03 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/#comment-124670 Jay: Thanks! that's good to know. One more incentive that they're adding to buy a complete album. Ian: That's certainly why iTMS has become as popular as it is. But, as people have more and more of their music in digital formats, they'll want to move it around and do whatever they wish with it. iTMS is leading the way (though you can bet that eMusic is likely to pick up on EMI's move as well.) Jay: Thanks! that’s good to know. One more incentive that they’re adding to buy a complete album.

Ian: That’s certainly why iTMS has become as popular as it is. But, as people have more and more of their music in digital formats, they’ll want to move it around and do whatever they wish with it. iTMS is leading the way (though you can bet that eMusic is likely to pick up on EMI’s move as well.)

]]> By: Ian Sparks http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-124488 Ian Sparks Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:50:27 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/#comment-124488 Never underestimate the power of convenience. A download from iTunes includes the album art and that could be good enough for a lot of people. Never underestimate the power of convenience. A download from iTunes includes the album art and that could be good enough for a lot of people.

]]> By: Jay P http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-124470 Jay P Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:02:02 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2007/04/02/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-drm/#comment-124470 From EMI's press release: "Complete albums from EMI Music artists purchased on the iTunes Store will automatically be sold at the higher sound quality and DRM-free, with no change in the price." From EMI’s press release: “Complete albums from EMI Music artists purchased on the iTunes Store will automatically be sold at the higher sound quality and DRM-free, with no change in the price.”

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