Amazon Music: DRM Free? > RIAA House of Cards

reply to Jehu

Re: RIAA House of Cards

Hi, the RIAA existed long before DRM. DRM-crippled mp3s are but a small part of what they do.
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The worm he licks my bones

I realize that. My first dealing with the RIAA was back in 2001 relating to internet music streaming.

But, my point is that the RIAA has become part of the collective conscious because of the DRM issues. When/if the DRM issue is negated by the record companies, a lot of the RIAA's present "business" goes away.

I see what you are saying, but I think you need to better parse out what you mean by DRM.

DRM, as a whole, ain't going anywhere. Neverevernever.

Methods of enforcing (read: being a pain in the ass to consumers) DRM will fluctuate and perhaps become quite transparent over time.

EMI's PR brainchild is to sell *some MP3s online with no DRM-crippling stuff built in. yay.

It is a useful PR move, and it's even more useful when, after selling DRM-free MP3s, they can say "see looky we're still getting pirated as much (if not more)."

win-win as they say.
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The worm he licks my bones

I can't refute anything you're saying. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.