According to the BBC News website, almost 2/3 of music industy executives believe DRM restrictions should be removed from digital music, as this lock music down, for example Apple's AAC encoded music only can be played on iPods, and Windows DRM can only be played on compatible devices. They have other limitations as well, such as songs can only be burnt to CD 10 times, and cannot be shared. If you buy an CD, you can rip music from it and you can virtually do anything you want to with it, as it has no restrictions. If these DRM restrictions were removed, in theory it should be possible to buy music from iTunes and play it on a Microsoft Zune, which could open up the possibilities for many people, and allow them to purchase cheaper music. This may also stop some people from using file sharing websites, if music can easily be purchased from your own home.
