Endlich Schluss mit Kopierschutz

[Snitlev]

iTunes und Musikload verzichten auf DRM-Sperre

Das Ende des nervenden Kopierschutzes ist eingeläutet. Apple bietet im iTunes-Shop inzwischen schon acht Millionen Songs ohne die strengen Grenzen des Digital Right Management (DRM) an. Bis Anfang April lassen sich auch die übrigen zwei Millionen Songs ohne Kopierschutz downloaden. Wir erklären, was der Verzicht auf die strengen Kopierschutz-Methoden für den Kunden bringt, welche anderen Anbieter mitziehen.

Quelle: Endlich Schluss mit Kopierschutz - Ratgeber - Berliner Kurier

Na das hat aber lange gedauert bis sie es geschnallt haben das Ihnen die Kunden weglaufen

mfg

[slikrapid]

even though the DRM is being removed this seems like a clever smoke-in-your-eyes solution as some problems are still there (taken from the full article):

- if you already downloaded a song with drm and want the same one without drm you'll have to pay another 30 cents - this is typical corporate greed trying to make money wherever they can, the replacement should be free of charge

- 0,99 Eur/song --> 0,69 - 1,29 Eur/song means they will earn more money from song downloads considering the higher price is meant for more popular songs + no costs from DRM implementation - these prices are of course too high because what you get with downloading is a lossy format without the cd & booklet for just about the same price as the latter (the good thing is you don't need to download the whole album)

- the downloaded songs have a watermark protection so if shared, they can identify who is responsible for online sharing

- their non-mp3 formats are still in place so the playback will be less comfortable and even questionable on some players that don't support the formats used

summary: DRM removal action results in cutting costs and even bigger profits for the online shops with introduction of a watermark system that can become a solid base for lawsuits against careless file-sharers.