On Aug 9, 2:45�pm, Tom wrote:
On Aug 9, 8:14�am, KaitoWRX911 wrote:



The drm.org site is all but dead:

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/drm.org/?metric=uv

The "Compete" site provides statistics for only US traffic on websites
so it completely misses the rest of the world. Since US domestic
digital broadcasting is something other than DRM, US traffic to
drm.org might reasonably be expected to be lower than from those parts
of the world where DRM is actively being considered.

It might be reasonable to assume that most of the US traffic to
drm.org is by shortwave listeners. SW listening is in such decline in
the US that it is also not surprising that the stats are low. However,
US visitors to drm.org for July/2008 number about 13% of the number of
US visitors towww.primetimeshortwave.com, a not insignificant
proportion.

How meaningful any of these stats might be is moot. I don't see how
you can draw your conclusion from them. Neither can I see any grounds
for thinking that DRM is growing out of its infancy.

"Why don't you use DRM on Shortwave?"

"Some large companies are pushing DRM by convincing program producers
and broadcasters to start airing in DRM ahead of time, but unless
there is mass availability and penetration of receivers on the
listeners side, this will remain - unfortunately - a technological
experiment, and broadcasters using it to reach their listeners now,
are clearly throwing their money out of the window."

http://www.egradio.org/index.php?name=FAQ&id_cat=7

I think that I might just start a "Is DRM a Farce?" blog, just like my
"Is HD Radio a Farce?" blog.