I’ve never been a fan of DRM-enabled music file.  Don’t take me wrong, I purchase all my music legally, whether it’s a CD or from a legal website.  Unfortunately, DRM-enabled music files restrict my ability to play music files across numerous digital devices.  Moreover, the inability to future proof these files are also a big concern for me, especially when I reformat my computer or buy an entirely new PC on a yearly basis.  This is equivalent to purchasing a novel but restricting my ability to read it outside of the house; hence, the reason why all my musical files are DRM-Free.

Over at the Silicon Valley Insider, they carefully examine the plight of DRM-free music and the future of music downloads.  Sure, they feel that mainstream consumers don’t really care about DRM-enabled music, since most people simply want to listen to their favorite songs.  And it doesn’t become a real big issued until their computer crashes, while losing their musical rights to ever play those songs again.

In retrospect, why take the chance?  I like the peace of mind associated with playing my music for the foreseeable future, with or without a computer crash.  What do you think?

Source: Silicon Valley Insider