This Steve Jobs DRM story just keeps going…
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) who represent the four major music labels has responded to Steve Jobs’ request for less DRM by agreeing that what is needed is more DRM. Huh?
I posted yesterday that the reason for this salvo by Jobs was because of the decision by Norway’s courts that iTunes was creating a monopoly situation with their proprietrary DRM software.
The MetaFilter thread I linked to originally has lots of interesting discussion and speculation including one idea that this is a move to position Apple as a new major music label in its own right. Apple Computer’s recent deal with Apple Records (home of the Beatles who are notoriously shy about moving towards new technologies) leads some to speculate that the Beatles could be the ultimate torch bearer for a new music label.
- JH