Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders
Implications of DRM-Free Distribution by Major Labels
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on February 2, 2008
Summary: If you would like to get an industry executive’s perspective about the decision by all four major record labels to abandon DRMs, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is David Pakman who is the CEO of eMusic. His company is the largest seller of online music in the DRM-free MP3 format. However, the eMusic catalogue historically was limited to independent record labels. Now that the majors have decided to sell DRM-free tracks it looks like a good time to catch-up with David to see what the implications are for eMusic and the industry at large. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: David Pakman, digital media, digital music, DRM, DRM Free, EMI, eMusic, Phil Leigh, record labels, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Warner Music
A Record Label Succeeds With DRM-Free Sales
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on October 1, 2007
If you would like to learn how the leading classical music record label is benefiting from DRM-free music download sales, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Klaus Heymann who is the Founder of Naxos which is the World’s leading classical music record label. In the United States last year the company generated 20% of its income from digital downloads and services as compared to only 8% in the prior year. Read more…
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Tags: Classical Music, Digital Downloads, digital music, Digtial Media, DRM Free, iTunes, Naxos, Record Label
