Apple for DRM-free Music

[jackofallgeeks]

Ok, so this may just be him covering his ass, but I like Steve Jobs a lot more after reading This. From the article:

Imagine a world where every online store sells DRM-free music encoded in open licensable formats. In such a world, any player can play music purchased from any store, and any store can sell music which is playable on all players. This is clearly the best alternative for consumers, and Apple would embrace it in a heartbeat. If the big four music companies would license Apple their music without the requirement that it be protected with a DRM, we would switch to selling only DRM-free music on our iTunes store.

Why would the big four music companies agree to let Apple and others distribute their music without using DRM systems to protect it? The simplest answer is because DRMs haven’t worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy.

Comments

[dikaiosunh.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected. My impression was that they only played the iTunes format.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected too -- I thought they didn't, either. I thought you had to convert mp3s n' such into iTunes-format.

But, unlike me, Ms. Melissa owns one, so I'll take her word on it.

[mordainlove.livejournal.com]

Also, I don't use iTunes. ;) I make my playlists in winamp and put any/all music onto my iPod through ephpod.