A timeline of DRM and downloaded music

[thewayne]

Interesting. Pretty much everyone who has tried DRM has either abandoned it or failed. Not that this won't prevent others from trying it in the future. I was unaware until a few months ago that Apple had stopped applying DRM to iTunes music, apparently they still use it for videos, audiobooks, and apps.

http://opensource.com/life/11/11/drm-graveyard-brief-history-digital-rights-management-music

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/05/1819243/a-brief-history-of-failed-digital-rights-management-schemes

Comments

[silveradept]

One would think, with that many examples staring them in the face of how stupid a decision DRM is, they would take the hint, but no, nobody seems to be willing to actually say it.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

But if they didn't use DRM, the terrorists would win! Uh, the pirates would win!

[silveradept]

Eurasia, Eastasia, it's so hard to tell the difference.