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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Can someone point out to Pogue that the music industry is, in fact, tanking?  Piracy is almost certainly one cause, though it is unclear if DRM is having a positive or negative effect on the music industry as a whole.... |
Hm, I hadn't noticed that the "music industry" is tanking. Record company profits may be down, but music is still around and good artists still make $$$$$. Business models simply have to change, as technology changes. Businesses that do not change, will tank, indeed, but music will still be created and consumed.
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
... The trends do not seem to indicate that dropping DRM has actually had any effect on digital sales, for example....
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Even if one agrees with you, then DRM serves no useful purpose and it should be discarded, since it is a major inconvenience for consumers, and it is an added cost to production.