Thread: DRM on e-books? Five possibly good reasons to crack it
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Old 08-29-2013, 07:23 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by Julius Caesar View Post
How did Steve Jobs manage to convince the music industry to sell songs without DRM?
He didn't. He tried, and failed.

Amazon persuaded them to drop DRM as a counter to the dominance of the iTunes music store, allowing Amazon to sell DRM-free MP3 files.

Apple did eventually get permission to sell DRM-free, but Amazon was first.
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