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AOTS: DRM
Another Attack of the Show appearance, this time about ol’ Jobso and the DRM letter.
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#4 written by Mike 4 years ago
I agree that DRM shouldn’t exist on paid-for tracks (i.e. the a la carte model). For the subscription model however DRM seems the only way to go; if DRM were abolished across the board the Napster-to-Go type services would arguably disappear.
For myself I use a subscription service to sample lots of new (and old) music, and I also buy those tracks I want to keep in my collection. In other words I think there’s room for both.
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Sure, the only way to moderate the subscription model is to use DRM, but I’m not sure why subscriptions are even included in the argument. You don’t own your music with the Sub. model. You are renting it. It was a little silly for Michael to even be arguing the topic, since his livelihood relies on DRM and he can’t look at it objectively. And no personal offense meant, but I think he should find a different spokesperson for the company. He doesn’t come off very as sincere or likable.
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#9 written by David P 4 years ago
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Did he really say that CDs (as in physical media) are going to go the way of vinyl eventually, and disappear altogether to give way to downloading being the only channel for music purchases? Is he serious? If he’s basing his future business model on that hope, he’s screwed.
I personally think you were right – interoperability might as well mean no DRM at all. And no DRM at all is what we want as consumers.
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I was at home for a few days and was bitching with my father about him watching shitty indie films so i changed it to G4 and you were on. It was slightly trippy because that has happened 3 or 4 times with old friends on G4. My other friend does all their B-roll shots, and I almost choked on my food when I saw her on tv for the first time. Oh and well spoken, that other chap got owned.
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I liked your argument, However I do not think that we can just eliminate DRM as a whole, although I am anti-DRM. It will be interesting to see future developments. You seem to have a pretty strong stance on this subject just judging by your heated argument. But businesses are in to make alot of money, not to make anything seamless for us. Thats why i download my songs off limewire, however I buy all my favorite local indie band’s CDs =D
Also congrats on that MacBook Pro, i love mine
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Of course the best way to buy music, though not the most convenient considering today’s tech, is via a CD. You’ve bought your music w/ 6 times the quality of a 128 bit mp3, DRM free, on a physical media, with all the extra goodies, like art and liner notes. Nothing online can compete with it, especially if you find a used copy in good condition.
It’s been reported that Napster actually brought the music industry out of a slump, people got excited about music again. I say let people share lower quality songs, it’s free advertisement. And let people do what they want with what they’ve payed for. It’ll be interesting to see what Apple does now that they’ve made nice with Apple Corps. Perhaps allow indie artists to sell their music DRM free? Will Apple become its own music label? Will iPods come preloaded?
You were excellent in the interview, btw.