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>(as happened with music, thankfully) The main reason it didn't happen with (sold) music was that audio cds were already unencumbered. So it made even less sen
by bubblethink 8y ago
>(as happened with music, thankfully)
The main reason it didn't happen with (sold) music was that audio cds were already unencumbered. So it made even less sense than usual to tack on additional DRM. And finally, the most popular form of consuming music now is streaming, which does have DRM generally.
- tzs 8y agoIt did happen with sold music. Most downloadable music sold in the early to mid 2000s had DRM. It wasn't until Steve Jobs wrote an open letter in early 2007 calling for the music industry to drop this did it start to change widely [1]. One label, EMI, then agreed to go DRM-free on iTunes. Another, Warner, said that Jobs was an idiot and they would never go DRM free. Within a year or so most labels came to agree with Jobs, and when Amazon Music launched in early 2008 it was DRM-free, including music from Warner. It took something like another year for iTunes to go fully DRM-free, because Warner was holding out there. [1] http://macdailynews.com/2007/02/06/apple_ceo_steve_jobs_posts_rare_open_letter_thoughts_on_music/ http://macdailynews.com/2007/02/06/apple_ceo_steve_jobs_post...
- bubblethink 8y agoI'm aware of that, but the crucial bit is that CDs existed (and still do for the most part) as it is pointed out in the letter. So even if it weren't for apple, sooner or later things would have taken a similar turn. And that's also why this didn't extend to any other form of media.