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EMI selling CDs--shortsighted, risky and possibly irresponsible
Selling all those cd's with no DRM? Isn't that going to horribly harm the company? Every argument the article makes against selling non-DRMed music online can be translated directly to cd sales, which strangely, no one seems to have a problem with their lack of DRM.

What is the difference between selling a digital file on a disc with no DRM and a download of the same file? Absolutely none. If you're going to sell one, then you've already exposed yourself to all of the danger possible, so selling the other DRM-free adds no increased risk. Then again, selling either one with DRM is still just as risky and just as likely to end up on p2p networks within minutes, so why spend the extra money? Wasting money on DRM that doesn't work is just that--wasting money.

Yes, people do want DRM-free music. Look at the backlash against Sony's rootkit, and how sales dropped off for those cd's once people were aware of it. No, I don't think people are willing to pay more for it because I think 99 cents is already overpriced for a song. The $9.99 per album seems a pretty reasonable deal to me though, and better yet, eMusic offers DRM free 192 kb/s mp3 files for around 25 cents a piece, depending on your service plan.
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DRM Watches arguments are pointless  Zoraster | 04/06/07
But doesn't that...  rapson | 04/06/07
Does it matter?  Zoraster | 04/06/07
What Planet Are You On!!!  Edward Meyers | 04/06/07
on the contrary  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 04/07/07
DRM Watches arguments are pointless  panic man | 04/06/07
Authur has a very vested interest  Zoraster | 04/06/07
You Got His Number!  Ole Man | 04/08/07
Right on!  photog7 | 04/09/07
EMI selling CDs--shortsighted, risky and possibly irresponsible  tic swayback | 04/06/07
Bang on, EMI should not fear additional losses  Feldon | 04/06/07
Agreed- It's a Zero Sum Move  Edward Meyers | 04/06/07
I agree. And people like me might cause increased sales...  shawkins | 04/08/07
Labels want to kill CDs  Resuna | 04/09/07
Flawed assumptions  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
And we all used Walkmans at one time  mdemuth | 04/06/07
Thanks for the metaphysics of life  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
Talk about metaphysics  mdemuth | 04/06/07
Cover your eyes  D. T. Schmitz | 04/08/07
Walkmans  WhoIsDaMan | 04/09/07
ok  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
Quit evangelizing your personal preferences  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
YinToYourYang  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
What subscription have to do with iPods anyway  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
Sphincter Says What?  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
Riight.  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
With 200M+ Linux Phones projected sold by 2012...  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
I would not subscribe.  clockmendergb@... | 04/09/07
Over?  tic swayback | 04/06/07
Call?  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
Competition is great  tic swayback | 04/06/07
Meditation  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
Good advice for you  tic swayback | 04/06/07
Restrictive, Control  D. T. Schmitz | 04/09/07
Wrong spot  D. T. Schmitz | 04/09/07
None?  tic swayback | 04/09/07
Why bother?  D. T. Schmitz | 04/09/07
So no restrictions at all then....  tic swayback | 04/10/07
No restriction  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/07
Why iPods sell  tic swayback | 04/06/07
Please excuse Adrian  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/06/07
You've got the wrong blogger  tic swayback | 04/06/07
I'm still waiting for . . .  JLHenry | 04/09/07
As opposed to the rosey picture if they keep DRM  TripleII | 04/06/07
DRM is their last issue I guess  tombalablomba | 04/06/07
There's already one  NetArch. | 04/06/07
i know  tombalablomba | 04/06/07
stock went down before EC antitrust  billr@... | 04/08/07
DRM-free also unlocks Apple's control  georgeou | 04/06/07
It might  tombalablomba | 04/06/07
Your ignorance continues to astound us all  tic swayback | 04/06/07
I Agree with George  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
You be better off thinking for yourself  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/07/07
See Zoraster's comments below  D. T. Schmitz | 04/07/07
Then you're ignorant too...  tic swayback | 04/07/07
Keep trying harder  D. T. Schmitz | 04/07/07
I'll do that...  tic swayback | 04/09/07
I think he meant.  Zoraster | 04/06/07
Then he's not much of a writer, is he?  tic swayback | 04/07/07
Stick to your own playpen George  Piot | 04/06/07
Uh My God!  D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
not Bueler  Piot | 04/06/07
 D. T. Schmitz | 04/06/07
Message has been deleted.  tic swayback | 04/07/07
You buy their hardware and their software (iPod)  D. T. Schmitz | 04/07/07
Still wrong  tic swayback | 04/09/07
Try harder, you're not being nice...  D. T. Schmitz | 04/09/07
My, you're seriously confused  tic swayback | 04/09/07
Backwards  DannyO_0x98 | 04/08/07
The iPod has always been able to play MP3s . . .  CobraA1 | 04/06/07
Get over it George!  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/07/07
Poor George, he got PWN3D.  nix_hed | 04/09/07
They have achieved a higher goal  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 04/07/07
Two goals achieved, really  tic swayback | 04/07/07
Big payoffs come with big risks  CobraA1 | 04/06/07
Page 2  CobraA1 | 04/06/07
From the linked article: DRMWatch  Piot | 04/07/07
"... still be buying CDs."  Anton Philidor | 04/07/07
Music is advertisment of the artist  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 04/07/07
Microsoft MUST rule the SOFTWARE world!  nomorems | 04/07/07
hom0 say whaa???....  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 04/07/07
well  Badgered | 04/09/07
Someone needs to adjust his TFH.  nix_hed | 04/09/07
I think the SUITS of the Music Industry...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/08/07
Reaganomics is the only way, though.  nix_hed | 04/09/07
Not one of those arguments...  BitTwiddler | 04/09/07
EMI DRM-Free - A long view choice  pfries@... | 04/09/07
DRM is extortion period.  stormkrow@... | 04/09/07
DRM is Pointless  zbeast | 04/09/07
why just I downloaded an album through bittorrent...  nyrgall | 04/10/07
DRM is bad  Hameiri | 04/12/07

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