Comment Didn't this help the demise of music DRM? (Score 1) 246
The lawsuit accuses Apple of violating U.S. and California antitrust law by restricting music purchased on iTunes from being played on devices other than iPods and by not allowing iPods to play music purchased on other digital music services.
Unless I'm mistaken, wasn't this also the cause of the eventual death of DRM?
The music industry didn't like Apple's desire to sell every track at the same price (instead preferring to charge higher for more in demand music) - yet found themselves in the uncomfortable position of not actually being able to do that on competing stores thanks to the very DRM (they insisted on all content having) not being compatible with iTunes.
I can't help wondering what would have happened if the same situation had also been played out with video and eBooks...