http://www.themeat.org/2005/01/11/apple-feels-the-pressure an umbrella in the desert Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.themeat.org/2005/01/11/apple-feels-the-pressure/comment-page-1#comment-930 themeat.org » Turning Point Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:51:46 +0000 http://www.themeat.org/2005/01/11/apple-feels-the-pressure/#comment-930 [...] I've written before about why Apple uses DRM -- because the big labels want them to, and there's no iTunes Store or digital music market without the big labels' content. But Apple is equally at fault; they have never licensed their DRM to other companies (and the major labels didn't insist on interoperability when they had the chance). The indie labels have never cared about DRM; most of them already sell their content as MP3s on eMusic (the #2 digital music retailer) among other DRM-free outlets. This debacle is solely about the big four labels and DRM. [...] [...] I've written before about why Apple uses DRM -- because the big labels want them to, and there's no iTunes Store or digital music market without the big labels' content. But Apple is equally at fault; they have never licensed their DRM to other companies (and the major labels didn't insist on interoperability when they had the chance). The indie labels have never cared about DRM; most of them already sell their content as MP3s on eMusic (the #2 digital music retailer) among other DRM-free outlets. This debacle is solely about the big four labels and DRM. [...]

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