[IP] Ailing music biz set to relax digital restrictions

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Bob Frankston <Bob19-0501@bobf.frankston.com>
Date: January 2, 2007 4:44:08 PM EST
To: "'Dave Farber'" <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Ailing music biz set to relax digital restrictions

From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070102/wr_nm/digital_dc

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The anti-digital rights management (DRM)  
bandwagon is getting more crowded by the day. Even some major-label  
executives are pushing for the right to sell digital downloads as  
unprotected MP3s.

In 2007, the majors will get the message, and the DRM wall will begin  
to crumble. Why? Because they'll no longer be able to point to a  
growing digital marketplace as justification that DRM works. Revenue  
from digital downloads and mobile content is expected to be flat or,  
in some cases, decline next year. If the digital market does in fact  
stall, alternatives to DRM will look much more attractive.

. . .



There’s also an analysis at http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/ 
16792.html?utm_source=CEPWeekly



Of course there’s still the damage done by DMCA and other DRM  
enforcement efforts that will leave a legacy of perverse enforcement  
and meddling that will act as landmines for those trying to innovate.





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