said by King P:I would almost say that it's conceivable for them to charge more for the music without DRM. Think of it as paying a "premium" for it. Of course, I have nothing to back that up other than my own way of thinking, but remember that this is the same industry that tried, unsuccessfully, to charge 2-3 dollars for 128k mp3 files from stores like PressPlay and a couple of others that flunked.
Don't get me wrong, this would be a huge step for the music industry if they were to begin offering DRM-free music, even if it was for say 1.29, especially if people bought it at those prices.
Does anyone here know what the yearly licenscing fees are for DRM software? I mean the stuff that layers the crap onto the content. That might be figuring into the equation, along with the realization that DRM is not unbreakable.
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