Comments on: Microsoft Goes Non-DRM with Zune; Music DRM Now Completely Dead http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:33:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Promoting European Content Online - Is DRM the right way? : contentandcarrier http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-284702 Promoting European Content Online - Is DRM the right way? : contentandcarrier Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:00:44 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-284702 [...] Indeed the difficulties with interoperability or standardisation seem to be hard to handle and have lead to inconvenient consumer experiences in the past and consequently reduced business opportunities. In one of the most developed sectors of market for online content - namely digital music downloads - major companies like Amazon therefore have started to carry DRM to its grave by focusing on the offer of DRM-free music. Most curiously one of the most vivid advocates of the DRM idea, Microsoft is jumping on the bandwagon too and will be featuring over a million of DRM-free tracks on its new Zune store going online apperently in November. [...] [...] Indeed the difficulties with interoperability or standardisation seem to be hard to handle and have lead to inconvenient consumer experiences in the past and consequently reduced business opportunities. In one of the most developed sectors of market for online content - namely digital music downloads - major companies like Amazon therefore have started to carry DRM to its grave by focusing on the offer of DRM-free music. Most curiously one of the most vivid advocates of the DRM idea, Microsoft is jumping on the bandwagon too and will be featuring over a million of DRM-free tracks on its new Zune store going online apperently in November. [...]

]]> By: Kat Ryan http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-282723 Kat Ryan Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:58:29 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-282723 Apple charges $1.29 for their iTunes Plus catalog which they like to call "true CD quality." It is non-DRM, but actually,for the same price you can get 7 times better sound quality from MusicGiants - and yes, they have a large selection of non-DRM music as well. Why not buy the best the first time and then you don't have to keep paying everytime Apple improves its sound quality? Apple charges $1.29 for their iTunes Plus catalog which they like to call “true CD quality.” It is non-DRM, but actually,for the same price you can get 7 times better sound quality from MusicGiants - and yes, they have a large selection of non-DRM music as well. Why not buy the best the first time and then you don’t have to keep paying everytime Apple improves its sound quality?

]]> By: Bryan Tewell http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-281085 Bryan Tewell Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:01:44 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-281085 Enough of digital music, go get a record player and some records at the thrift store or vintage book store. :-) Enough of digital music, go get a record player and some records at the thrift store or vintage book store. :-)

]]> By: dead_red_eyes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280686 dead_red_eyes Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:00:55 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280686 It looks like every album on there is $.89 a song, which is GREAT. Doesn't Apple charge something like $1.29 a DRM-free song? Yikes. It looks like every album on there is $.89 a song, which is GREAT. Doesn’t Apple charge something like $1.29 a DRM-free song? Yikes.

]]> By: bliss http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280616 bliss Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:21:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280616 Hmm, I wonder what Apple is up to... You know they're up to something. Hmm, I wonder what Apple is up to… You know they’re up to something.

]]> By: dead_red_eyes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280475 dead_red_eyes Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:53:11 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280475 Wow, Amazon is selling their mp3s at 256kbps and DRM-free ... that's really nice! 320kbps is about as lossless as you're going to get with an mp3 ... but 256 isn't that bad at all. Wow, Amazon is selling their mp3s at 256kbps and DRM-free … that’s really nice! 320kbps is about as lossless as you’re going to get with an mp3 … but 256 isn’t that bad at all.

]]> By: a.m. gold http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280436 a.m. gold Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:30:30 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280436 Amazon's implementation of non-DRM mp3 sales seems potentially category-killing to me: it works great, it's already hooked up to your credit card, the files are fairly hi-res (256 kps), you can buy full albums or ala carte. Much prefer this to the idea of any subscription model or the iTunes store with its incompatible, low-res files and "authorization" of your machine. Amazon’s implementation of non-DRM mp3 sales seems potentially category-killing to me: it works great, it’s already hooked up to your credit card, the files are fairly hi-res (256 kps), you can buy full albums or ala carte. Much prefer this to the idea of any subscription model or the iTunes store with its incompatible, low-res files and “authorization” of your machine.

]]> By: Mike http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280272 Mike Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:35:23 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280272 Everywhere I've read so far on blogs, people are really excited for the new Zune models. They have interesting new features that ipod doesn't have like wireless syncing and I don't think you mention that the DRM-Free music will be MP3. Apple had to choose their AAC format, so the users have a limited choice of players. I agree that the industry is moving away from itunes hold on sales and we're starting to see some big changes. I'll be curious to hear how much sales Amazon.com is pulling away from the mighty itunes... Everywhere I’ve read so far on blogs, people are really excited for the new Zune models. They have interesting new features that ipod doesn’t have like wireless syncing and I don’t think you mention that the DRM-Free music will be MP3. Apple had to choose their AAC format, so the users have a limited choice of players. I agree that the industry is moving away from itunes hold on sales and we’re starting to see some big changes. I’ll be curious to hear how much sales Amazon.com is pulling away from the mighty itunes…

]]> By: dead_red_eyes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280115 dead_red_eyes Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:23:21 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280115 Yeah that's one thing I was saying Oh Travioso, is that labels aren't the only ones responsible for the DRM push ... most Digital Distributors are to blame as well. Adrian Anders, I too look forward to the day when ALL indie releases are DRM-free. Yeah that’s one thing I was saying Oh Travioso, is that labels aren’t the only ones responsible for the DRM push … most Digital Distributors are to blame as well.

Adrian Anders, I too look forward to the day when ALL indie releases are DRM-free.

]]> By: Oh Travioso http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280078 Oh Travioso Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:15:48 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-goes-non-drm-with-zune-music-drm-now-completely-dead/#comment-280078 I want to see a way to get your own music into these online stores DRM free next. I use TuneCore to get my stuff online, but it puts me in the standard DRM library, not the DRM free library. Oh, and I watch streaming TV with commercials all the time. That's how I get my television news. I don't own a tv. I just use my computer for DVDs and CNN.com, MSNBC.com, and NBC.com for my news and entertainment. I want to see a way to get your own music into these online stores DRM free next. I use TuneCore to get my stuff online, but it puts me in the standard DRM library, not the DRM free library.

Oh, and I watch streaming TV with commercials all the time. That’s how I get my television news. I don’t own a tv. I just use my computer for DVDs and CNN.com, MSNBC.com, and NBC.com for my news and entertainment.

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