So Steve wrote up a little thing on the current state of DRM and how record labels should agree to have their music distributed sans-DRM on the iTMS. Good! I agree!
Then Gruber posted an interesting analysis of it which I also agree with.
One thing I think that Apple could do that Gruber didn’t really think could happen is partially un-DRM their music. If indie record labels would agree (which they have said they would), Apple could make it a big deal that they have un-DRMed music. Maybe even make it a special section of the store and put a big “No DRM” tag on each song. This really could put pressure on the big 4 record labels to offer their music in the same unprotected format.
Fake Steve Jobs has some things to say about what his real counterpart said:
Thoughts on Thoughts on Music
More Thoughts on Thoughts on Music
Even More Thoughts on Thoughts on Music
Update: I wrote an article for my school’s newspaper about it here.
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