DRM has been dead for awhile.  Everyone knows it.  The music industry - first in waves of independent labels, and lately in instances of even some big players - has been moving away from it since 2006.  However, don’t tell that to the RIAA, who still apparently believe that DRM is the best possible way for them to save their sinking ship.  You can see more of this incredibly unbelievable RIAA support for DRM by linking out.

Here’s a excerpt, from ARS:

“(Recently) I made a list of the 22 ways to sell music and 20 of them still require DRM,” RIAA technology unit head David Hughes said during a panel discussion, according to CNet. “Any form of subscription service or limited play-per-view or advertising offer still requires DRM. So DRM is not dead.”

Hughes’ statement comes just four months after the last of the Big Four music labels decided to ditch DRM for some sales. Sony BMG joined EMI, Universal, and Warner in selling DRM-free MP3 files through Amazon’s MP3 service (in addition to a rather large handful of independent labels), making Amazon the only online destination that sells unprotected music from all of the majors. Other music stores offer some DRM-free selections too, like the iTunes Store, the Zune Marketplace, eMusic, and Amie Street, to name a few.

Way to go, RIAA.  You are 100% completely out of touch.