Amazon will sell music without DRM


The free market strikes again which means more choice for consumers
I really think it's the wave of the future.

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday the company will launch a digital music store later in 2007 with millions of songs, free of copy protection technology that limits where consumers can play their music.

The Seattle-based company said music company EMI Group Plc, home to artists ranging from Coldplay to Pink Floyd, has licensed its digital catalogue to Amazon, the second such deal in a month.

"Our MP3-only strategy means all the music that customers buy on Amazon is always DRM-free and plays on any device," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO.

Digital Rights Management, or DRM, has been demanded by the music industry to contain piracy by preventing users from making multiple copies; but its critics say it restricts consumers and therefore hinders the growth of legal music uses.

It's always been the labels that have demanded DRM. I see this as a real opportunity.

It's the long tail thing again. Here's a chance for the record labels to really profit with almost no cost. They could offer practically their entire back catalog and they wouldn't have to create a single physical disc. Meanwhile, it's a real opportunity for new and not so well known artists to sell.

Result, more choice for the consumer and more sales for the labels.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Thu - May 17, 2007 at 12:58 PM  Tag


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