From Forbes: Microsoft: We Like DRM

Of course, Microsoft has never take much of a pro-consumer stance in the past. They left that to Google.

Steve Gordon, an ex-Sony Music lawyer, just wrote an interesting article at The Register about this, where he states that Apple is not alone in its quest and writes a pretty compelling story about why DRM actually is (and always was) very bad for business.

my question is this:

if jobs believes so strongly in eliminating drm, why hasn’t he done so with the songs from artists not under contract with the major labels? that seems to melike a great way to get the ball rolling.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard it so simply like that. It really is odd that so many people are worried about unprotected downloads, when they’re distributing material easy to upload with no restrictions on use. The music industry needs a huge new-gen makeover.

You said it mookle.

I love this personalized RSS. It is so easy to keep up with comment discussions now.

I agree with pinkylifter…if Jobs is such a strong proponent, then lift the restrictions on artists that don’t care about DRM. Jobs’ rant serves as great PR for Apple and make them out to be heroes for the little man. If Apple was so consumer-centric, then songs from iTunes would work on other media players.

Meanwhile, Macrovision tells Steve Jobs to bugger off.

Dont force DRM If one sells CDs retail unprotected with DRM. Dumb policy.