http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-on-drm/ Thought stream from SmugMug's CEO & Chief Geek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-on-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-35141 Ben Marklein Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:57:27 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-on-drm/#comment-35141 Excellent summary of commentary on Jobs' statement here: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/06/will_steve_jobs_drop.html Excellent summary of commentary on Jobs’ statement here: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/06/will_steve_jobs_drop.html

]]> http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-on-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-35116 Ben Marklein Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:03:56 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-on-drm/#comment-35116 I think you're being a little too credulous here. Apple has gotten some bad press recently because even the labels are (privately, at least) hinting to the press that they're considering loosening up on DRM, and the main reason is that rather than helping protect their interests, the lock-in that Apple now has with Fairplay has given them more power than labels want any retailer to have. So, I read this as Jobs trying to get out in front of something that's already happening, and his real agenda is to make his argument against licensing Fairplay. I think you’re being a little too credulous here. Apple has gotten some bad press recently because even the labels are (privately, at least) hinting to the press that they’re considering loosening up on DRM, and the main reason is that rather than helping protect their interests, the lock-in that Apple now has with Fairplay has given them more power than labels want any retailer to have. So, I read this as Jobs trying to get out in front of something that’s already happening, and his real agenda is to make his argument against licensing Fairplay.

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