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01-05-2008, 11:32 AM
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Sony BMG has been hanging on to the use of DRM for copyright protection for a long time. Even after other major music labels (EMI (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82714), Vivendi and Warner Music Group) decided to drop DRM and offer downloads through the Internet, Sony BMG kept dealing with the headaches (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/70153) of the protection. That s not the case any longer. BusinessWeek reports (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008013_398775.htm) that Sony BMG will finally be dropping DRM.
The music label has been testing out DRM-free options for the past six months. They started offering free promotional downloads for lesser-known and unknown artists and found that at least one gained mainstream exposure through the promotion. They have not yet released details about their plans for the future but are expected to sell music through Amazon s DRM-free (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/87875) download store. Some consumers in the music market hope that these moves will help lend competition (http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2008/01/rip_drm) to Apple s download service (which is facing a monopoly lawsuit (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/04/lawsuit_demands_end_to_ipod_itunes_monopoly_cd_sal es_plummet.html)) and reduce prices on music.
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Sony BMG has been hanging on to the use of DRM for copyright protection for a long time. Even after other major music labels (EMI (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82714), Vivendi and Warner Music Group) decided to drop DRM and offer downloads through the Internet, Sony BMG kept dealing with the headaches (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/70153) of the protection. That s not the case any longer. BusinessWeek reports (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008013_398775.htm) that Sony BMG will finally be dropping DRM.
The music label has been testing out DRM-free options for the past six months. They started offering free promotional downloads for lesser-known and unknown artists and found that at least one gained mainstream exposure through the promotion. They have not yet released details about their plans for the future but are expected to sell music through Amazon s DRM-free (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/87875) download store. Some consumers in the music market hope that these moves will help lend competition (http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2008/01/rip_drm) to Apple s download service (which is facing a monopoly lawsuit (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/04/lawsuit_demands_end_to_ipod_itunes_monopoly_cd_sal es_plummet.html)) and reduce prices on music.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Sony-BMG-Says-Its-Going-DRMFree-90706)