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Of course, the benefits of removing DRM from tracks are obvious, but if unprotected CDs are truly the source of MP3 files that are shared millions of times daily, then why not ease up on the growing market and just remove the DRM without putting up the price?

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CD technology is 15+ years old. The consumer is happy with it, but the RIAA cant enforce a sure-fire copy protection on old hardware without making drastic changes that could affect playback on thousands of players. Since downloading music is still new, the RIAA can control what gets sent where at all times, at least thats what they think.

So its all about control. The RIAA wants as much money as it can get, because one cent loss is too much for the devil to forget about.

the price system needs to be looked at under tight scrutiny unless the artist will receive %100 of the difference in cost but i bet the artist gets no extra income from the increased price for DRM less music. who are the RIAA protecting, the artists or record company proffits??

I think they should not put or remove DRM on tracks that are 10 years and older. It would just be better that way. New tracks can have them until they are ten or five years old. Give it a time period.

There is a company called Media Rightd Technologies (MRT), located in Santa Cruz, California which has come up with a technology, called Secure X1, which eliminates all types of Internet piracy of copyrighted material. Most importantly, the Secure X1 technology can completely stop the copying of streaming audio files which is currently the biggest problem. A bill was recently introduced in the US Senate called "The Perform Act," which will require MRT's type of technology on avery web site that contains music or video. The mission statement of MRT is to "save the arts." Eliminating Internet piracy will go a long way to accomplishing that goal.