Daryl Goard
Postmodern CriticNew Media DRM and what to do
June 22nd 2008 23:09
Everyone loves the iPod right? It saved Apple as a company and gave us one of the slickest little toys ever invented. It also introduced the quandaries of managing digital music for users and record companies. Apple and other services use what is called Digital Rights Management on all of its tracks so that it limits the user on what you may do with the tracks. Depending on the service you may only be able to move your songs between you computer and your MP3 player. Some may allow you to burn them to CD, some may not. The issue here is what you can or cant do with the songs, you paid for them, right? The problem is that the record companies impose fees on the music provider (Apple for instance) so that they can sell them to you. They work out all the DRM details in the contract with the provider. So why should you have to buy the tracks multiple times in order to have it in multiple places? The answer is you shouldn't, its a rip off!!. The more choices we have in our music providers, the more flexibility you have with the management of the tracks. This is not a post to promote music services (I have those on Fridays 
) my goal is to inform the consumer. Here is a good little article explaining the types of DRM from other services and there are some alternatives in the article as well. I guess the point of this post is that if you are buying music or video online. BUY DRM FREE!!
) my goal is to inform the consumer. Here is a good little article explaining the types of DRM from other services and there are some alternatives in the article as well. I guess the point of this post is that if you are buying music or video online. BUY DRM FREE!!| 81 |
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