Friday, January 4th 2008
Sony BMG to Drop DRM
Sony BMG has become the last of the 'big four' record labels to drop Digital Rights Management - on part of its music collection at least. Specific details have not yet been released, so this could potentially apply to all of the songs that Sony offers for download. Digital Rights Management is the technology that limits users to playing songs only on certain computers and devices, and has been the subject of fierce opposition over recent months. Warner, EMI and Universal have all made plans for DRM-free downloads, and Sony is set to launch its DRM-free downloads in the first quarter of this year.
Source:
BusinessWeek.com
11 Comments on Sony BMG to Drop DRM
Thank god that its gone!!!! :rockout:
on at least part of its music collection
just the word order is different.
1./ Music only, no change to DRM on other media, ie. video
2./ Only PART of the music collection, not all music.
3./ Only some CHANNELS of distribution, not all distribution channels
4./ Removing some of the restrictions/limitations on compatibility/transfer/backup. SONY MP3/ATRACK is NOT going "open"! (sadly)