Joining the "usual suspects" in decrying DRM is a new voice, but one you'll recognize. UK manager Peter Jenner (The Clash, Pink Floyd, Billy Bragg) is singing a song that many in the industry aren't going to like hearing.
In an interview with The Register, Jenner goes on to explain how the big winners are going to be the indies. "he's [...] optimistic that for almost everyone else - indie labels, musicians, songwriters and budding entrepreneurs - as well as network providers - the future's going to be pretty bright. The Big Four know that the DRM era is nearly over - and within two or three years, he predicts, "most countries" in the world will have a blanket licensing regime where we exchange music freely, for a couple of quid a month."

Jenner is a bit of a legend and, whether what he says holds true, the fact that he's saying it is a pretty big win. He's a brash and uncharacteristic guy, but his points around where the industry is headed are on pretty solid ground. His interview should be required reading for anyone who's trying to divine where this big, lumbering digital music ship is headed thorugh the murky fog of the present.

[via The Register]