Warner Music Group Catapults End Of Digital Rights Management; Lets You Burn Tracks As Many Times As You LIke
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Ever made the same mix for seven people? This happened to me with a Christmas mix I decided to send out as a card one year. But once I got to mix six, iTunes revolted saying I couldn't make another mix using Run DMC's "Christmas Is," a song I had purchased on the site. Bummer, considering it really was a nice segue to Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree." I thought to myself, "What the heck!" iTunes is controlling my mix-making powers! (Yeah, I was pissed.) But what actually was going on was something called Digital Rights Management (DRM), an anti-pirating feature which gives control to publishers and copyright holders by limiting usage of digital media. The use of DRM has always been controversial: One side says DRM is a must for copyright holders as it helps prevent unauthorized copying and ensures continued revenue. The other side says that restricting the use of something you own or purchased takes a person's right as an owner away. Like my right to make the same freakin' Xmas mix for ten friends. (Still a little mad about that.)
So now for the victory part: According to "Business Week":http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8TPSIL80.htm and "NME":http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/33381, Warner Music Group today introduced DRM-free downloads on Amazon.com, "the same online MP3 store they listed their entire catalog on recently.":http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/133218Amazon.com, which is being labeled as "iTunes main competitor" (in what is more likely a publicity plug), will now let people download tracks from their store and not limit the number of times they are burnt thereafter.
So, you wanna put the Shins' "Crying Is Caring" or Warner artist Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" on 40 mixes? Amazon.com and Warner Music Group are officially letting you go for it. Source: "Business Week":http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8TPSIL80.htm"NME":http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/33381
So now for the victory part: According to "Business Week":http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8TPSIL80.htm and "NME":http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/33381, Warner Music Group today introduced DRM-free downloads on Amazon.com, "the same online MP3 store they listed their entire catalog on recently.":http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/133218Amazon.com, which is being labeled as "iTunes main competitor" (in what is more likely a publicity plug), will now let people download tracks from their store and not limit the number of times they are burnt thereafter.So, you wanna put the Shins' "Crying Is Caring" or Warner artist Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" on 40 mixes? Amazon.com and Warner Music Group are officially letting you go for it. Source: "Business Week":http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8TPSIL80.htm"NME":http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/33381
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