Am I the last of the DRM Defenders? It certainly feels that way. If Apple goes DRM free, there will be very little chance to turn back, and that will certainly seal the fate of the music industry.
AppleInsider has tipped that Apple could be going DRM free by the end of the year. With Amazon already offering DRM free tracks, iTunes is forced to compete. But if DRM goes down, it will be down for good.
In case it isn’t clear enough, DRM developers need to get off their asses and create some system that works well enough for the labels and well enough for the vendors and end users to keep everyone happy. I personally haven’t had any situation where DRM prevented me from doing anything with my music that would fall under “fair use” and I think the definition is fairly broad.
Hasn’t this become more of a philosophical argument at this point rather than a practical one?
Is iTunes Going DRM Free?