Comments on: Warner Signs On With Amazon's DRM-Free MP3 Download Store http://paidcontent.org/2007/12/27/419-warner-signs-on-with-amazons-drm-free-mp3-download-store/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Glenn http://paidcontent.org/2007/12/27/419-warner-signs-on-with-amazons-drm-free-mp3-download-store/#comment-55889 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:19:59 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2007/12/27/419-warner-signs-on-with-amazons-drm-free-mp3-download-store/#comment-55889 Christoper, DRM has indeed hampered digital growth. Amazon.com — nor eMusic, for that matter — would not have entered the music download arena if it was to sell downloads with DRM. Apple has indeed won with DRM, but labels and consumers will be better served with greater competition in the download space. That competition cannot exist if files are shackled with DRM. With DRM, the industry would be left to look to iTunes as the single generator of growth.

]]> By: Christopher Levy http://paidcontent.org/2007/12/27/419-warner-signs-on-with-amazons-drm-free-mp3-download-store/#comment-55888 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:26:22 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2007/12/27/419-warner-signs-on-with-amazons-drm-free-mp3-download-store/#comment-55888 It's kind of sad that all of these retailers are having to take these drastic moves to sell content to the iPod all because Apple won't license their DRM technology. The music industry and Apple created this break .

Delivering unencrypted music won't solve this dilemma. Apple still wins using DRM at the end of the day. DRM is not the problem. Consumers at large do not care about DRM. They care about catalog and pricing and ease of use.

Apple not licensing FairPlay is the problem.

The press love the term "DRM-Free" because its emotional and drives page views. What it doesn't do is drive revenue or industry growth.

Christopher Levy
clevy@buydrm.com
http://www.buydrm.com

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