A new report by a British Parilamentary group has advised the government not to make DRM systems mandatory.
You can check it out here.
Interestingly, they cite that Apple should be investigated, because they check addresses of credit cards and prevent you from buying cheaper music from a different iTunes store. So much for the free market philosophy that we're all sold on...
2 comments:
It's because of territorial rights to the music, not the price. I suspect that Apple gets about the same margin in all countries. (And, to me, one of the biggest weaknesses of iTunes is the different availability of songs in different countries.)
Dave
Well that's true, but it still doesn't explain why the marketing wallahs decide to charge more in one country than another, or indeed what they allow to be available.
Not just for music, but films and DVDs, also automobile colours, to name just a few examples.
Or why you have to pay a premium price on TV equipment in the UK to play NTSC or Secam, when the same unit is available at normal price in France or Australia.
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