Do they need to use DRM?
More DRM ranting…
I've already argued that DRM music has no benefits over a standard CD. But it occurred to me today that if people are prepared to pass on free (albeit illegal) DRM-free music from P2P networks in favour of DRM-crippled music, then why do we need DRM at all? If there is any reason to steal music it is to avoid the restrictive nature of DRM. DRM is more likely to encourage piracy than prevent it. Take away DRM and people will still pay for the music they could otherwise obtain for free. There is no way that DRM encourages music sales. So what is the point?
Of course, the point is pretty obvious, and it's not about the record companies protecting their investments.
Filed In:
Comments
No comments have been posted.
Rules: Paragraphs and linebreaks are automatically created (two or more linebreaks create a paragraph). Linebreaks between code tags remain linebreaks. Block tags cannot be enclosed by inline tags. Red attributes are required and green is optional.
Use "<" and ">" for "<" and ">". Enclosing PHP code in <code> tags will highlight the code (i.e. <code><?php echo 'hello world'; ?></code>).
List of valid tags:
<blockquote title="" cite=""></blockquote><cite cite="" title=""></cite><a href="" title=""></a><strong title=""></strong><em title=""></em><code title=""></code><abbr title=""></abbr><acronym title=""></acronym><ol title=""></ol><ul title=""></ul><li title=""></li>
