Music is freed!
According to the BBC, Apple and EMI are taking the "locks" off of the music files they sell —in other words, they're getting rid of the copy-protection that currently restricts what you can do with the files you buy. The non-copy-protected songs will be available for a slightly higher "premium" price of $1.29 and will be theoretically of higher quality.
This is pretty exciting for me, and maybe for some of you, too. To me, it's a sign that industry is actually rethinking how they view copyrights, and like some analysts in the article suggest, other companies are soon going to follow suit. I'm not entirely sure if I agree, to be honest, but the times, they are a changing. Anyway, the struggle to make money off of the Internet continues, and I wonder what will be next.
Comments
I think this move reflects the fact that the music industry does not lose a great deal of money from pirating. This is a much-needed change of stance on the part of the recording industry. Apple stands to gain because it's likely the same people who have been paying for music rather downloading for free, will continue to pay.
Posted by: Daliso Leslie | April 3, 2007 04:12 PM