IMHO, this is another attempt to bring music to the digital age under complete RIAA control. Once the music industry feels that consumers have latched onto digital music, they will ratchet the price. This can be seen in the repeated attempts by the RIAA to increase the price of downloads every time they show major growth (iTunes made RIAA positively drool). They also attempted to increase the cost to online radio stations once 1.FM obtained the largest market share. RIAA is biding its time, waiting for the music industry to switch to digital, before it increases its currently reasonable digital prices to something unreasonable.
RIAA has squashed the competition from the little guys for years and is attempting to do the same with digital music. DRM & exclusive contracts will allow them to keep their musical monopoly. Some economic scholars think this will come to an end - just as the French button industry collapsed after attempting absolute control over the manufacturing of buttons. The consumer will determine the future of digital music. Do you want to purchase a device that will allow only one provider of music to dictate every aspect of your use of that music?
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IMHO, this is another attempt to bring music to the digital age under complete RIAA control. Once the music industry feels that consumers have latched onto digital music, they will ratchet the price. This can be seen in the repeated attempts by the RIAA to increase the price of downloads every time they show major growth (iTunes made RIAA positively drool). They also attempted to increase the cost to online radio stations once 1.FM obtained the largest market share. RIAA is biding its time, waiting for the music industry to switch to digital, before it increases its currently reasonable digital prices to something unreasonable.
RIAA has squashed the competition from the little guys for years and is attempting to do the same with digital music. DRM & exclusive contracts will allow them to keep their musical monopoly. Some economic scholars think this will come to an end - just as the French button industry collapsed after attempting absolute control over the manufacturing of buttons. The consumer will determine the future of digital music. Do you want to purchase a device that will allow only one provider of music to dictate every aspect of your use of that music?