I wouldn't call it a cry for revolution, but it's rare for a person of David Goldberg's stature (he's a VP and
General manager of Yahoo! Music) to question the value of DRM so explicitly and publicly. Goldberg was speaking at
iHollywood's Music 2.0 conference, and Yahoo! Music's Ian Rogers was listening and taking notes as his boss's boss
addressed the room. See
Ian's post in the Yahoo! Music blog for a link to the presentation slides and Ian's summary. Goldberg pointed to
eMusic as a model of non-DRM success, and pointed out that DRM adds no value to consumers. Years-old points, to be
sure, but it's all about who says them, and who is listening. [Thanks, Ian]
UPDATE from Ian: his blog post,
linked above, is being vetted and there's a posting delay. Try again around 3pm EST.
Yahoo! VP advises against DRM
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http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2006/02/25/dave-goldberg-to-record-labels-no-drm-please/
ian
Posted at 9:55PM on Feb 24th 2006 by ian c rogers
1. Sorry, I got swamped up here in Sunnyvale today and didn't get the post alive. Damn day job. I'll finish the post on the plane tonight and post from home before bed. Apologies for not getting this together in time.
ian
Posted at 6:39PM on Feb 24th 2006 by ian c rogers