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On my iPod, I ripped all my CDs into MP3 format, not AAC. I love my iPod, but if I ever decided to chose a different MP3 player, I did not want to go through the time-consuming process or re-ripping them again.
A blog by Seth Godin feels this Apple-EMI announcement means thatDRM is dead.
Back when music labels added value by producing and distributing music in physical form, it made sense for them to take a cut. Mass-producing CDs and distributing them out to music stores across the country costs lots of money. However, for online music, music labels don't have these same overhead costs, but continue the process of paying the artists only a few pennies per dollar. Some artists have file lawsuits to get their fair share.
This process applies to any published work. For example, you can purchase Kevin Kelly's book in various formats, at different prices, from different distributors. For example:
- In PDF for $2, directly from the author via PayPal
- black-and-white hardcover, for $20, from Amazon
- color softcopy, for $30, from Lulu
It's good to have choices again.
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Comments (2)
I would have to agree that DRM is pretty stupid; there was this huge lawsuit a while back when napster released their own mp3 player. The problem was it would only play tracks bought from the napster store, and these tracks would not work on an ipod. I don't understand the logic in this; if they remove DRM, each individual company will make more money (people will be able to buy music for any mp3 player). I can understand why less successful music retailers will not want to remove DRM, as most people will convert to iTunes....
Ha ha! Thank you so much. My iPod died to a degree that the computer wouldn’t acknowledge its existence, so I couldn’t restore it, so I googled ’sad iPod face’ and it took me here. Three slaps later and it works!