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OK yes in a perfect world removal of DRM would be great... For the consumer and music listener. However what you fail to address is the whole industry called the music industry. If they remove DRM, how exactly is the industry supposed to make the money to support its employees as well as artists? I mean are the music resellers willing to take the brunt of the removal of DRM and payout a licensing fee? I can tell you as soon as you remove the DRM everything will be shared nad moved back and forth and the money involved would dry up. So now you would have a music industry and a digital music retail environment that generates no mmoney. I do not see the issue being a problem with DRM, the issue is the fact there are no cross-platform solutions or standards for DRM that everyone needs to abide by. When you have 9 different DRM systems in place and most of those OS specific you are at an impass. I think Bill Gates and Jobs are out of line. In order to continue the industry big and small to exist, they need consumer sales to support the marketing etc. The only other way it cold possible work would be a cable model where the music is ad supported, which again is srewing the consumer. So what is left? Subscription services that stream to your device? How does that work without wireless? I mean I am all about the subscription format, however as far as a viable consumer model it has yet to prove itself and would require some kind of free interenet access for the handheld devices... So yeah your argument makes no LOGICAL sense.
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DRM requirements  JunkMan1989 | 02/12/07
Down With DRM!  ccmfreak2 | 02/12/07
Yes, and no...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Huh?  33third.com | 02/12/07
Bang On!  smartyram | 02/12/07
Faulty comparison  N3TW1Z@... | 02/12/07
Bullsh*t  barryd.it | 02/12/07
you keep on assuming  isisd69 | 02/12/07
not really  smartyram | 02/12/07
I'll tell you...  agraham999 | 02/12/07
RIGHT  33third.com | 02/12/07
Cost: Viable Solution  AvatarAlpha | 02/12/07
YO DENSE BRAIN...  metavurt | 02/12/07
Your absolutly right...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
PS:...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Nothing new...  kanthonyb | 02/12/07
Great!  iuxc | 02/12/07
I AGREE  isisd69 | 02/12/07
DRM  EricOne | 02/12/07
nobody is saying  isisd69 | 02/12/07
Intellectual Property  tom gallagher | 02/12/07
wrong  33third.com | 02/12/07
Exactly The Point  wakeup | 02/12/07
Down with DRM  GGITech | 02/12/07
Nobody  33third.com | 02/12/07
DUDE. Wake yourself up.  metavurt | 02/12/07
DRM should be illegal  beaner1111@... | 02/12/07
No one is saying...  33third.com | 02/12/07
Agreed....  barryd.it | 02/12/07
DOWN WITH DRM!!!  nickthetech | 02/12/07
The Truth!  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
Exactly  nicbudd | 02/12/07
HA!  beaner1111@... | 02/23/07
Down w/ DRM and "Copyright Laws"  barryd.it | 02/12/07
In Response  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
I couldn't disagree with you more...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Okay  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
I do my share...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
wrong  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
There just isn't going to be a winner...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
You had potential...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Labels Lie - Down with DRM  Techknowledgie | 02/12/07
Ahmen  barryd.it | 02/12/07
DRM - It's not all or nothing  Trendwatcher | 02/12/07
No More DRM  FyrenIyce | 02/12/07
EDGAR Bronfman, dumbass.  ianbell | 02/12/07
Good point; bad method...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Corrected...thanks  agraham999 | 02/12/07
Going on a limb here...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Politeness  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
Or how about...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
actually...  agraham999 | 02/13/07
DRM is Lame  menk | 02/12/07
DRM means really what ....????  ro_x_taz | 02/12/07
I was going to say...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
No more DRM  TheMace | 02/12/07
Your using criminal in a norrow minded...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Stop Buying Music  Honkifyoucan | 02/12/07
Drop DRM  mtgarden | 02/12/07
Then again...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Counter-productive  drgrigg | 02/12/07
Please put an end...  gilliam_gregg | 02/12/07
Amen  claflinw | 02/12/07
ALLOFMP3.com  crazydude | 02/12/07
ALLOFMP3.com  crazydude | 02/12/07
Was there a need to double post?  barryd.it | 02/12/07
What?  dcloutman | 02/12/07
Sorry, what?  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Basic ignorance of copyright law  dcloutman | 02/17/07
Heres an idea....  barryd.it | 02/12/07
You make no sense!  FutureOfMusic | 02/12/07
Techies...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
DRM Stinks!  cydl | 02/12/07
would be nice  chadpengar | 02/12/07
Ditto! Drop DRM  systemx | 02/12/07
Screw Hollywood  klumper | 02/12/07
Dump DRM  handydan918 | 02/12/07
What about subscription services?  Dawgpdr07 | 02/12/07
DRM, etc.  catconlv | 02/12/07
DRM is just a subscription fee  callmeyounger | 02/12/07
how did you get a blog?  noproblem777 | 02/12/07
Your kidding...  barryd.it | 02/12/07
Typos Are Notes Off Key. Misiniformation is A Bad Score.  callmeyounger | 02/13/07
prove me wrong...  agraham999 | 02/13/07
re: music  brien86 | 02/12/07
no future for music labels  brien86 | 02/12/07
wow  brien86 | 02/12/07
Who buys DRM music  edbeaumont | 02/12/07
NO MORE DRM  MuTLYs | 02/13/07
Dear Music Executives,  Tony Agudo | 02/13/07
I aggree  firecracker37 | 02/13/07
DRM... Bad  Trawets | 02/13/07
Too bad, so sad  humansapien | 02/14/07
speaking of substance...  agraham999 | 02/14/07
Remember Speakeasies??  wakeup | 02/14/07
DRM whatever....  obmulap@... | 02/14/07
Whats your conclusin?  barryd.it | 03/08/07

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