Backlash Over CD Copy Protection And DRM Grows

The backlash  to CD copy protection and overly restrictive Digital Rights Management technologies continues with an increasing number of consumers having experienced some level of frustration when the music they’ve legal bought doesn’t play in certain players or is not a portable as they have become accustomed to.

Is the music industry actually driving away business.  Some certainly think so.

There was an insightful piece on NPR recently that can be hear here.

"The music industry hopes to contol illegal file sharing by putting digital locks on music, but some consumers suffer unintended consequences when the technology for copy protection acts unpredictably."

And musician Kristen Hersh of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave writes openly about it on the band’s website here.

"It just struck me this morning, maybe especially, amid the horrifying stories in the news right now how ridiculous this idea of music piracy is. The idea that ultra-rich media companies and even ultra-rich "rockstars" can’t bear to have their own fans (people who genuinely derive pleasure from listening to their music) make copies of their CDs, for fear of lost revenue."

When will the music industry learn to make friends again with the people who buy their product and work to give them quality and value instead of trying to punish them?