Should Apple License the DRM for its Digital Music?

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Should Apple License the DRM for its Digital Music?

16:04 | Phil Leigh | Feb 28th, 2007 12:19pm |

On February 10th, Paul Kedrosky wrote an editorial for The Wall Street Journal in which he questioned Steve Jobs’ claims that DRM-free music distribution is in the best interests of the record labels. He feels that it is a big risk for the labels and that Apple should instead license the DRM applicable to its iTunes software.

Tags: Paul Kedrosky, Steve Jobs, DRM, iTunes

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One Response to “Should Apple License the DRM for its Digital Music?”

Jennifer:
February 28th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

Thanks for posting the link to that article. I’ve been a bit skeptical about Steve’s essay, and wonder why there isn’t more questioning of it. I mean, he clearly is a great marketer (of many different products) and, no doubt, he would use an essay like this to his advantage.

There’s a good analysis of it on Media 3.0 — in their “Thoughts on Music,

I love Apple, but I’m still aware that they can try and use the press to their advantage.

- Jennifer