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February 06, 2007
Steve Jobs imagines a world without DRM
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today made an extraordinary statement today. In an open letter posted on Apple's website, Jobs laid out the reasons why he thinks record companies should stop injecting their online music with anti-piracy digital rights management (DRM) software. Jobs explains how it was the music industry, not Apple, that insisted that music sold via Apple's iTunes music store be treated with DRM.
Jobs talks about the futility of the arms race between companies like Apple creating new DRM schemes and hackers cracking them, and how the music companies make millions by selling CDs...even though CDs don't have DRM.
Most amazing, Jobs says that he would happily rip all DRM out of iTunes if the music companies would agree to it. Music companies have been fighting a losing battle over DRM for years, Jobs missive may just be the first nail in the coffin.
Posted by Chris Spurgeon at February 6, 2007 10:35 PM