Thread: STUDY SHOWS: Ditching DRM could reduce piracy, prices
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Old 10-13-2011, 02:51 PM   #177
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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak View Post
So what I would be interested in seeing is sales comparisons between companies that implement very restrictive DRM and companies that go without.
That is a tough one, since so many other factors may be playing a part.
Here is Apple's iTunes Store song sales chart showing various milestones.


Apple started selling DRM only music in 2003.
Apple started selling DRM free music from EMI in 2007.
They switched the entire iTunes Music store to DRM-free in 2009.

But how does it compare to the music industry in general over the years?
And now, since Apple is the biggest music retailer, how much effect do they have overall on the success/decline of the music industry?
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