Surprising approximately no one, Nokia’s much-ballyhooed Comes With Music subscription-music program has a ton of crappy catches, including a) its use of the oh-so-passé DRM scheme PlaysForSure; b) the fact that said DRM means that the files can only be played on the phones and PCs, and no other portable devices (or Macs); c) Nokia is paying Universal $5 per device sold, a cost that will on doubt be passed on to whatever consumers actually want to buy the phones that this craptastic service “works” on. [Ars Technica]
December 5th, 2007 // 1 Comment
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OK, so here’s the question.
You get a year of unlimited free tunes from Captain Schmoo as promo incentive, I believe. Five bucks per device will go to Universal. Exactly how will that translate into artist royalties? (Or should we even ask.)
Every day webcasters struggle to bring free music to listeners (as opposed to downloaders). And they’re in the RIAA’s royalty crosshairs.