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Apple drops copy protection/drm

by Josh Anderson
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Apple is joining Wal-Mart, Yahoo, and others by ending its copy protection in the itunes store on digital music:

Apple cuts iTunes pricing, eases copy protection - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

Do you think that Apple is trying to be more competitive after moves by Yahoo and Wal-Mart ending their drm services?

Also one of the most interesting drm "fail" stories of 2008 was that the video game "Spore" sold with drm protection became the most pirated of the year with over 500,000 illegal copies downloaded in the first 10 days after its release. Some writers claim that much of that was driven because of backlash for the use of drm on the game in the first place.

Of course thieves love to blame the actions of product owners for their illegal activities... as if the shoplifters would not have pirated it had it not been protected.
#apple #copy #drops #protection or drm
  • Profile picture of the author Eric Stanley
    Finally!
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    • Profile picture of the author Kat Bartone
      ...and perhaps also to snuff out the rising competition from Amazon MP3?
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Fletcher
    Apple (claims) to have never wanted to use DRM in the first place but was forced to.

    On February 6, 2007, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., published an open letter entitled Thoughts on Music on the Apple website calling on the "big four" music companies to sell their music without DRM.[13] According to Jobs, Apple does not want to use DRM but is forced by the four major musical labels with whom Apple negotiates contracts for iTunes. Jobs's main points were:
    • DRM has never and will never be perfect. Hackers will always find a method to break DRM.
    • DRM restrictions only hurt people using music legally. Illegal users aren't affected by DRM.
    • The restrictions of DRM encourage users to obtain unrestricted music which is usually only possible via illegal methods.
    • The vast majority of music is sold without DRM via CDs which has proven successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author Clyde Dennis
    It's about time!
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    • Profile picture of the author Collette
      Yeah, I saw that this morning. It seems that Big Guns are finally figuring out that they need to join the Internet, not fight it. Look at how you can now watch umpteen TV shows online.

      Just a few years ago, the same networks now posting full episodes were suing YouTube and various blogs for posting 15 sec clips of the same shows.
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  • Profile picture of the author RockstarBen
    And did you see on the address the iPhoto stuff, not to mention the new macbook pro - 8 hours on a charge! They know how to sling crack at Apple!
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    • Profile picture of the author JCTunes
      Ya-HOOO! About time!
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      If there's a will, there's a way!

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