Music industry raises white flag
Found on The Inquirer on Monday, 03 December 2007
It looks like Warner and Sony are going to follow EMI and Universal and start issuing music in MP3 format without DRM.
The change of heart follows a public revolt of the Wal Mart against DRM.
Wal-Mart has said that it will stop supplying MP3s with DRM from its online store and other retailers are expected to follow.
On the positive side, EMI and Universal have been making a killing supplying DRM-free music and Warner and Sony have been missing out.
Billboard sources claim that Sony will carry out MP3 test even though in the past it said it was totally against the idea.
It's funny how they cry, whine and moan all the time about how unfair the world is and how impossible it is to sell anything without DRM, although all paying customers don't like it, and those who don't pay don't even care because it doesn't harm them. Now one label gives it a try, and a major retailer finally decides to drop DRM sales, and suddenly everything is possible. This is so similar to the introduction of the VCR.