The New York Times reports the latest development in the DRM (Digital Rights Management) scene.
Journalist Saul Hansell says
Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos may be rivals in the music sales business, but between them they have forced the music industry to abandon digital rights management—the software that limits how you copy songs you buy and download.
Apple, with Steve Jobs at the helm has long been a proponent of DRM being eliminated. Of course Apple's juggernaut iPod and iTunes products stand to benefit, not to mention the consumer.
Amazon is big on digital downloads too. It is expected to ramp this up in a joint Superbowl promotion with Pepsi.
The death knell of DRM may lie with Sony's announcement. Business Week reports
In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection software that has long restricted the use of music downloaded from the Internet
The Sony announcement is significant as it is the last of the big 4 major music labels to drop DRM.
This paves a new way for providing and accessing digital music.
Will this have any impact on your small business, directly or indirectly? What are your thoughts?
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