Amazon announces DRM free music to go global
Well it’s something I definitely missed, but Amazon has announced that it’s DRM-free music store is going global this year. This is of course fantastic news for regular computer users like you and I!
Amazon has got a number of major labels involved including EMI, which is likely going to cause a massive headache for the likes of iTunes, Napster, Yahoo Music and other download services that rely on DRM (Digital Rights Management) to theoretically stop users from sharing music illegally. DRM however is widely criticised because it also stops the user from moving music between his own devices - i.e. from one computer to another, or between different MP3 players and computers.
Is this an end to DRM entirely? We’ll have to wait and see
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Wohoo! That’s definitely something that I was looking forward to. Now that they’re going global, maybe iTunes and the other big names will be forced to take the DRMs off their music as well. Taking the DRMs off music is a boring task…
February 13th, 2008 at 9:28 am
EMI Do not have DRM on itunes.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:33 am
And also apple does NOT want DRM. It is the record labels who want it. Apple can not remove the DRM its up to the labels to change there minds and allow it to be sold without DRM. The problem is that the labels are scared by iTunes having such a large percentage of music sales and feel threatened by them having so much control.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:53 am
God i hate DRM, its silly and often causes people who might not download illegally to do so, because they learn hopw to download illegally, get something they cannot use easily as they expected, and have a Google and go wait i can download this without any limitations using this bit of software wow thats much easier…
Also applies to the likes of 4 on demand, pain in the backside when you cant use the episodes after a certain date or move on to other devices.
Sucks BAN DRM!