RIAA, MPAA In Denial About The Death Of DRM
Found on Techdirt on Wednesday, 07 May 2008
An RIAA representative claimed not only was DRM not dead, but that it was making a comeback.
RIAA technology guy David Hughes made this statement:
"I made a list of the 22 ways to sell music, and 20 of them still require DRM."
Well, David, I just made a list of 22 ways to sell transportation mechanisms, and 20 of them still require a buggy whip.
Then, even worse was the statement from the MPAA's Fritz Attaway:
"We need DRM to show our customers the limits of the license they have entered into with us."
The second you focus on how to limit your customers, you've lost them. No one wants to be limited these days.
Now if this doesn't show their madness, I don't know what else could.