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Originally Posted by whitearrow
Then why have iTunes and Amazon dropped DRM for music?
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Because there was so much music piracy, especially after releasing DRM-free digital versions for decades (CD's), that DRM became rather pointless.
If it was a genuine usability revelation that led to this decision, you'd see it across the board -- music, movies, ebooks, apps and the like. Instead you have both of these companies exhibiting all sorts of controls over their devices. Hmmmmmmm.
Dropping DRM hasn't caused digital music sales to go through the roof, by the way.