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August 21st, 2007

Wal-Mart hops on anti-DRM bandwagon

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:33 am

Categories: DRM, Entertainment, General, Hollywood on Demand

Tags: anti-DRM, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Digital-rights Management, Larry Dignan

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Wal-Mart is going DRM free too.

Wal-Mart said in a statement that it will offer DRM-free music for 94 cents a track from record labels such as Universal and EMI Music.

Universal was the latest to go DRM free and EMI made the move months ago.

With a huge music retailer like Wal-Mart lined up against DRM it’s likely other outlets and labels will fall in line. Soon DRM will be a music liability.

Wal-Mart noted that it will continue to offer its WMA-format music downloads. The DRM-free downloads will be at 256 kbps for 94 cents a track. WMA downloads will run 88 cents a track for a 128 kbps version.

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"intelligent informed people?
So, you're suggesting intelligent, informed people prefer paying artificially inflated prices for their goods and services, rather than paying prices dictated by market forces?

...that sort of intelligence and information, me and my pocketbook can do without! LOL!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: dcunning30@... Posted on: 09/17/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
I dont get it...  mrlinux | 08/21/07
Its Walmart  Doink | 08/21/07
Walmart has the muscle in getting goods...  mrlinux | 08/21/07
DRM free but how about the 'watermark'  Linux Geek | 08/21/07
Walmart is trying to improve it's image with educated consumers  Protector | 08/21/07
The facts they do not say.  BroGnorik | 08/21/07
Wrong  Protector | 08/21/07
I can see there is no point in trying to convince you but...  BroGnorik | 08/21/07
The important thing is - you have convinced yourself! - NT  raycote | 08/21/07
You can't cite a self-described biased source  dcunning30@... | 09/17/07
I have to side with Protector on this one...  el1jones | 08/21/07
Well, hell  frgough | 08/21/07
What is your point? it is so much more interesting to us if you have one NT  raycote | 08/21/07
Another biased source?  dcunning30@... | 09/17/07
staggering numbers...  el1jones | 08/21/07
Get off the union talking points  frgough | 08/21/07
Blood sucking  Protector | 08/21/07
I don't know if that's true.  el1jones | 08/21/07
"how as Wal-Mart really helped tens of millions of Americans?"  Jack-Booted EULA | 08/21/07
Over concentration of wealth distorts the fabric/stability of a society NT  raycote | 08/21/07
Problem with Walmart  voska | 08/21/07
You can subtract that...  msalzberg | 08/21/07
The end of DRM AND watermarks ...  George Mitchell | 08/21/07
High Cost of Low Prices  SpikeyMike | 08/21/07
And as I said  BroGnorik | 08/21/07
$40 Minimum wage  voska | 08/21/07
"intelligent informed people?  dcunning30@... | 09/17/07
editing explicit lyrics  ripcrd | 08/21/07
Yea me either.. same reason  Been_Done_Before | 08/21/07
They are probably sick of the returns  Been_Done_Before | 08/21/07

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