Why I buy chart music
Friday, January 26th, 2007I 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.
