Thread: Are DRM infections dying out?
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Old 03-25-2013, 02:19 PM   #104
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Originally Posted by avantman42 View Post
This originally came up because you asked pdurrant if he had any evidence that removing DRM wouldn't reduce sales. He and I have given John Sargent's statement as evidence. Do you (or anyone else) have any evidence that removing DRM will reduce sales? I'd be genuinely interested to see evidence to support either side, since John Sargent's statement is the only evidence I've seen so far.
Take a look at music downloads. They used to have DRM on purchased MP3s.

There was a study released recently in Europe that claimed that illegal downloads don't have much impact on sales. Here's a Forbes.com article.

These are difficult questions. Very complicated. I can say that the music industry is getting more money from me since the removal of DRM. If they brought back DRM, I'd never buy another MP3.
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