Comments on: Why DRM-Free Is The Way To Go

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:58:39 +0000

@Change: I read the first part of your comment and started to respond with “some people still don’t realize that DRM is bad” until I read that you said exactly that. There are also those that realize that DRM isn’t such a good thing but don’t explore other options because they are comfortable with iTunes and don’t want to pay more for DRM-free.

By: Change

Change — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:54:25 +0000

I’m amazed it has had to take multiple huge companies to abandon DRM support for consumers to understand how bad DRM is (and still some don’t seem to realize..). I’ve been against DRM since the beginning, refusing to buy anything with it, for these exact reasons. Glad it’s finally making many people see what’s wrong with that system and how incredibly unfair it is, especially compared to the situations with CDs.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:15:31 +0000

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:

Ryan wrote:
Max wrote:
All these companies offering DRM-laced music make piracy look like a viable alternative.
Exactly. That’s one of the reasons I love purchasing my music from Amazon. I don’t really have to worry about the DRM there.
As far as I know Amazon MP3 is US only? So for the rest of the entire planet, there’s not that option. Bummer. I would buy from Amazon if I could so the record co’s are missing out there.

They launched less than a year ago so they are really still testing the waters. I know they said in January that they will be launching their MP3 service worldwide sometime this year. http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/27/amazon.mp3.worldwide.2008/

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:29:23 +0000

Ryan wrote:

Max wrote:
All these companies offering DRM-laced music make piracy look like a viable alternative.
Exactly. That’s one of the reasons I love purchasing my music from Amazon. I don’t really have to worry about the DRM there.

As far as I know Amazon MP3 is US only? So for the rest of the entire planet, there's not that option. Bummer. I would buy from Amazon if I could so the record co's are missing out there.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:26:08 +0000

In a weird way I’d like to see iTunes crumble and leave everyone who bought their DRM-ridden junk left in the dark. Maybe that will finally cause people to wake up and realize they’re being screwed by buying DRM music.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:36:34 +0000

David wrote:

Whenever I did purchase music through iTunes, I would immediately burn it on a CD-RW and rip it back on my PC to remove the DRM. Of course, these days I purchase music through Amazon.com unless for some reason they do not have it and iTunes does.

Yeah, that seems to be the route people are taking with Yahoo - burning the music to CD and then transfer it back to their computer. It's a lot of hassle though if you ask me, not to mention the fact that you lose some of the quality. It's a pain in the butt, but if you can't stand DRM, that would be the way to go.

By: David

David — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:28:54 +0000

Whenever I did purchase music through iTunes, I would immediately burn it on a CD-RW and rip it back on my PC to remove the DRM. Of course, these days I purchase music through Amazon.com unless for some reason they do not have it and iTunes does.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:01:00 +0000

Max wrote:

All these companies offering DRM-laced music make piracy look like a viable alternative.

Exactly. That's one of the reasons I love purchasing my music from Amazon. I don't really have to worry about the DRM there.

By: John

John — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:46:06 +0000

DRM music = bad very bad

By: Max

Max — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:21:15 +0000

All these companies offering DRM-laced music make piracy look like a viable alternative.