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Rhapsody Ends DRM - Itunes in trouble?
- pxlpshr 18y agoRhapsody isn't producing cutting-edge consumer devices in combination with a seamless user-experience from start-to-finish. AAPL also takes-two with the iPhone, and iTunes will be the de-facto store for software. Naturally, most people will prefer to consolidate their digital media purchasing -- a small portion may purchase from Rhapsody. Last, Steve did push to remove DRM in his open-letter some ~1.5 years ago. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/ http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/
- electromagnetic 18y agoI find it rather interesting that companies are removing DRM from their music, yet Canada's government is trying to copy the DMCA because of US lobbying. I seriously forget the point in voting as government officials already have their opinion bought by big companies.
- raganwald 18y agohttp://weblog.raganwald.com/2008/05/why-apple-is-more-expensive-than-amazon.html http://weblog.raganwald.com/2008/05/why-apple-is-more-expens... iTunes has DRM while the "competition" doesn't because the music industry cartel is trying to use its monopoly over music rights to manipulate the distribution market.
- cardmagic 18y ago"The music download service Rhapsody [has made] its catalog of five million songs available without electronic restrictions on playback or duplication" "free previews of complete songs" "Rhapsody will restrict full-song previews to 25 a month" Two of these sentences are not like the other.
- pchristensen 18y agoNot necessarily - paid-for downloads aren't restricted, but by limiting the number of free full-song previews, they keep themselves from being an online radio station.
- jcl 18y agoThe statements are only seem incompatible at first glance. They are keeping DRM on the previews, but allowing purchases of DRM-free music.