Legal Music Downloads Without DRM? |
The recording industry may do something it vowed to never do. No, there are no new Michael Jackson albums coming your way, instead the recording industry may allow music downloads without DRM restrictions to combat piracy. You read that correctly, to decrease piracy, record labels may remove copy restrictions on downloaded songs.
In fact, one of the four major recording labels may make the move within the next few months. Most independent labels already sell music in an easy to copy format, usually MP3s, that contain no copy protection schemes. They believe that allowing fans to distribute legally purchased music increases the market for the music instead of decreasing demand.
The major labels are taking a hint from the independents and hope by removing copy protection they can revive slumping …
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