Is Music DRM Dead?
January 7, 2008 – 3:51 amThe Wired blog Underwire appears ready to declare music-protecting DRM dead in light of Sony BMG’s decision to begin selling some tracks in the unprotected MP3 format.
Since Sony was the last holdout among the big four record labels, this is indeed big news; that said, I remain skeptical that the music industry will completely ditch DRM in the near future. Inertia and stubbornness are powerful forces.