EMI's New Digital Strategy May Have Prevented A Worse June/July Slide (says Coolfer)

In response to one of the comments and questions on this blog, here is a link to a good post on Coolfer, trying to answer the question of whether EMI has fared better or worse with their decision to go DRM free.

Link: EMI's New Digital Strategy May Have Prevented A Worse June/July Slide.

Personally, I think this question is moot, for the most part: it is not like going DRM-free will solve all of the industry's problem in one big swoop. It's more like a trigger point - much like the Berlin wall coming down did not change East Germany in one day. More on this subject soon.