Musicload: 75% of customer service problems caused by DRM

Iria · Mar 18, 2007, 09:35 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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Deutsche Telekom's Musicload, one of the largest online music stores in Europe, has come out strongly against DRM on account of its effects on the marketplace and its customers, according to German-language Heise Online.

Musicload said in a letter distributed last week that customers are having consistent problems with DRM, so much so that 3 out of 4 customer service calls are ultimately the result of the frustrations that come with DRM. In a business where the major music labels expect to be paid well for their source material, the costs of supporting DRM are borne entirely by the music retailers. If the labels' love affair with DRM is hurting the companies trying to make a go at selling music online, something is horribly wrong.

**dj_stick** · Mar 19, 2007, 12:50 AM

online music stores should start billing the labels for DRM related customer service

BlueMak · Mar 19, 2007, 05:02 AM

www.emusic.com

**dj_stick** · Mar 19, 2007, 05:19 AM

there's also beatport and trackitdown, which offer high quality copies of more dance-orientated tracks, i'm surprised no news site mentions these

Mar 18, 2007, 09:35 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Musicload: 75% of customer service problems caused by DRM Source: Ars Technica _________ Deutsche Telekom's Musicload, one of the largest online music stores in Europe, has come out strongly against DRM on account of its effects on the marketplace and its customers, according to German-language Heise Online. Musicload said in a letter distributed last week that customers are having consistent problems with DRM, so much so that 3 out of 4 customer service calls are ultimately the result of the frustrations that come with DRM. In a business where the major music labels expect to be paid well for their source material, the costs of supporting DRM are borne entirely by the music retailers. If the labels' love affair with DRM is hurting the companies trying to make a go at selling music online, something is horribly wrong.

Mar 19, 2007, 05:02 AM	#3
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