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Old 11-21-07   #1 (permalink)
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Default [Ars] UK Retailers To Record Labels: DRM is Killing Us
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In response to declining music sales in the UK, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has called for the music industry to put an end to DRM. The organization—which represents retailers who sell music and DVDs—blames draconian digital copy protection technologies for the slow growth of the digital music market.
Many companies in the recording industry still refuse to adjust their business models to account for consumers' preferences when it comes to DRM, believing instead that the near-ubiquitous practice of file-sharing can be abolished with more draconian copy protection mechanisms and litigation. Music retailers appear to be more in touch with consumer expectations and see a very different picture.

Speaking on behalf of UK music retailers, ERA director Kim Bayley told the Financial Times this week that the copy protection mechanisms are "stifling growth and working against the consumer interest." Citing a recent study conducted in the UK which indicated that consumers overwhelmingly prefer music without copy protection mechanisms, Bayley says that DRM "puts consumers off."
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Couldn't agree more. Death to DRM.
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Yeah, it's rather annoying that you buy something and then you have to steal it just to get a version of it that works.
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God DRM sucks,I downloaded some Itune songs and tryed to put them on my small 1GB flash MP3 player and they would not play.Then once my old ipod craped out about a week ago I bought a Zune 30 and had to redownload all my songs in a nother way with other programs.I'll just say I didnt pay for them the second time I downloaded them.
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