Comments on: Wal-Mart to Shut Down Music DRM Servers http://www.studenttechnews.net/2008/09/30/wal-mart-to-shut-down-music-drm-servers-2/ Student Tech news Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:28:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Colin Leverson http://www.studenttechnews.net/2008/09/30/wal-mart-to-shut-down-music-drm-servers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 Colin Leverson Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:07:59 +0000 http://www.studenttechnews.net/2008/09/30/wal-mart-to-shut-down-music-drm-servers-2/#comment-1543 This is a huge strategic blunder on Walmart's part. Seriously, why don't these companies hire a DRM consultant? They'd save themselves bad pr from millions of outraged bloggers. Basically, their customers better not get new computers, because without those DRM keys you won't be able to transfer the music YOU PAID FOR to your new device. This is a huge strategic blunder on Walmart’s part. Seriously, why don’t these companies hire a DRM consultant? They’d save themselves bad pr from millions of outraged bloggers.

Basically, their customers better not get new computers, because without those DRM keys you won’t be able to transfer the music YOU PAID FOR to your new device.

]]> By: MusTech.Net! | Interesting Music Related Items In The News http://www.studenttechnews.net/2008/09/30/wal-mart-to-shut-down-music-drm-servers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 MusTech.Net! | Interesting Music Related Items In The News Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:27:26 +0000 http://www.studenttechnews.net/2008/09/30/wal-mart-to-shut-down-music-drm-servers-2/#comment-1539 [...] Wall-Mart/Yahoo & Friends deactivates DRM from their songs….   This has the potential to completely force DRM off of every type of music, including that of the Apple iPod store(s).  Here is an article from Student technews that contains a sample letter from an “unlucky Wal-Mart Customer” that explains what now must be done to retain their legally purchased music… [...] [...] Wall-Mart/Yahoo & Friends deactivates DRM from their songs….   This has the potential to completely force DRM off of every type of music, including that of the Apple iPod store(s).  Here is an article from Student technews that contains a sample letter from an “unlucky Wal-Mart Customer” that explains what now must be done to retain their legally purchased music… [...]

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