Life is grand

I think all the proponents of DRM free music, the ones who say eMusic and AMIE St. and co. are great even though they don’t have 3/4 of what is in my CD pile, the ones who refuse to buy from big labels… these people should admit that, rightly or wrongly, the past few decades have seen a very successful campaign by music companies to shape our tastes and make us want what they sell. I bought the Arctic Monkeys because I like them. I can’t get them from eMusic or AMIE St. I have to go to iTunes or my local CD store. Or I have to pirate, but I won’t do that, it just gives the RIAA more ammo.

Yes, I want DRM free music. Yes eMusic has some great content. No eMusic does not have everything I want. Right now a lot of the bands I like are DRMed up to the hilt. In a decades time DRM will be a joke, a historical blip and a free market will reign. Till then keep your eyeballs from rolling please and be patient.

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