Warner wants unprotected albums off Web site

Warner Music says AnywhereCD "flagrantly violates" licensing agreement by selling content without DRM software.

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[bobby_brady]

I hope the music industry continues to hurt

I hope the music industry continues DRM, this will help accelerate their painful losses.

Read yesterdays WSJ opinion page, where DRM was the subject and how the music industry was saved by Steve Jobs. Well, I have to say I wish Steve Jobs never did "save" the music industry. The music industry executives and managers have to be the biggest dipchits out there. Their current practices will make great textbook business cases on what not to do for future college business students.

[twyrick]

Agreed, but...

... I wouldn't say Jobs "saved" the music industry at all. Rather, he showed them the promise of taking a new path. They only half-heartedly went along with it though. They're trying to keep one foot on this "digital music" path, while the other is still walking on the traditional music sales path (a dead end). Predictably, hobbling along like this isn't getting them anywhere fast.

[chuck_whealton]

Re: I hope the music industry continues to hurt

I'll have to say that I SOMEWHAT agree with you.

Personally, I think they're more interested in making the "hottest" looking guys/girls into overnight stars, regardless of their talent (or lack of), just to appeal to those who care more about looks than talent.

Then they blame the lack of sales on illegal downloads, and not the fact that they have fewer talented artists nowadays then ever (IMO).

I haven't purchased a new CD in years, nor have I purchased any music online - EVER. I also do NOT download illegally or agree with it. Until the music industry starts getting some artists that are actually, well, ARTISTS and cuts the copy protection trash, I won't buy any music. I have enough CD's from my younger days to keep me happy until the day I leave this world.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com

[wangbang]

I've never understood Michael Robertson

Everything he comes up with--I don't know, to me they sound pointless. I can buy a CD on Amazon for cheaper and then rip it. I don't get what he's offering with AnywhereCD.

[breslin]

Do a sell and buy back

AnywhereCD should "sell" the Cd, rip it to MP3 as a service (which Warner apparently is OK with) and then buy the CD back from the customer. The process can be repeated over and over and be completely legal. Of course, Warner would only get the revenue from one CD sale. Or, Warner could get their head on straight and allow the MP3 download, without all the CD sales and buy back, and earn a license fee for each sale.

Maybe AnywhereCD is already doing a version of the "sell and buy back" effectivly cutting Warner out of the loop which would rightfully **** Warner off.

[willdryden]

Library anyone?

I can wait until what I want gets to the local library. Then check it out and play it until I never want to hear it again. I've gotten sick of almost everything I ever wanted to buy that way.