There’s some great conversation about CDs vs. Downloads over at Lifehacker, one of the best sites on the net. I particularly like this take on Digital Rights Management:
“DRM…is the love child of Satan and
Osama bin Laden. If I could pay 99 cents for an unprotected,
unrestricted, 320Kbps MP3, I’d do it in a heartbeat–and it would be
all over for CDs. Instead, online music stores treat us like thieving
children, locking us into one bit rate, one file format, a limited
number of CD burns, and other annoying handcuffs. Apple and Microsoft
impose the worst kind of restriction: Songs purchased from iTunes and
Zune Marketplace can be played only on iPods and Zunes, respectively.”
Which do you prefer? As a consumer? As an artist? What do you think is next?
