In the 1980’s the recorded music business embraced the open source movement, albeit through ignorance. These record companies stopped selling embedded software (vinyl recordings) and switched to open source digital format CDs. These companies virtually killed the LP as a format.
Now the tried and true CD is coming under assault. Due to declining sales, […]

Well, well, well… are we witnessing DRM’s last stand?
Amazon, one of America’s largest music retailers, is opening a digital store without downloads from Sony, Universal, or Warner Music Group. EMI is the lone major label to sell MP3s at Amazon.
Wonder why? Because Amazon insists, to their credit, that they sell DRM-free MP3s. […]