Thoughts on the licensing and distribution of music as posed by Steve Jobs
Happy Friday! Steve Jobs, of Apple, owner/operator of iTunes, submitted a discussion at the link below regarding sales/distribution of music, and protection of that music by the Digital Rights Management system (DRM). Mr. Jobs just about calls on what he calls the "big four" music companies to join in abolishing DRMs in favor of distributing music in completely open licensable formats. He says Apple would do it, and ponders the alternatives, pluses and minuses. Kind of interesting.
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/
Anyone care to discuss?
Steve Thompson
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