Oh, hell yes!
Wal-Mart Joins Amazon to Push Labels to Ditch DRM Once and For All
Even if the remaining major labels who have yet to ditch DRM are dragging their feet on the road of inevitability, major online retailers don’t feel like waiting around for them to finally do the deed. Wal-Mart has reportedly made an ultimatum of some sort to major labels demanding that they start selling their catalogs in MP3 so the retail giant can add them to their upcoming MP3 store, which, coming from a retailer of that size, should get their attention.
We’re one step closer to rationalizing the market. Hundreds of producers, associate producers, assistants to the associate producers, hairstylists, therapists, and other “value added personnel” soon to be unemployed. But don’t worry, the big boys at the top will still have their golden parachutes.
