DRM-free or not DRM-free?

The digital rights management debate moved to the mobile space last week as delegates at the GSMA Mobile World Congress heard a RealNetworks senior executive call for DRM-free music to be made more widely available. "DRM remains important for subscription models, but the issue is when you buy (an a la carte) track from Verizon or Vodafone it's very difficult to get it to play on something else," Larry Moores, senior vp global product management at Real, said during the "Fight for the Right to Make Money" panel. "If you want to fully enjoy the experience (of that track), you have to buy it three times. Well, the market's voted (against that) by stealing music." (Hollywood Reporter)