January 04, 2008

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM... says BusinessWeek

Hate to say it but....I told you so: Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM.

"Abandoning an Outmoded Idea.....Many, including music executives, consider the industry's about-face long overdue. "This agreement is the first of many of these types we'll be announcing in the coming weeks and months," Warner Music Group Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. wrote in a Dec. 27 memo to employees explaining Warner's breakthrough deal with Amazon. "Many have argued that we could and should have done this long ago."

Jan 4, 2008 7:12:27 PM | DRM

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