Virgin Digital To Close Up Shop

mrspin writes in to note the demise of the Virgin Digital music store. Here is Virgin's announcement. It will shut down in stages: the service closed its doors to new subscribers on Friday; current subscribers will lose all access to it when their next monthly payment is due or on Oct. 19, whichever comes first. The store advises customers who have purchased downloads to back them up to CD and re-import them as MP3. It used to discourage such DRM-evading tactics.

Virgins closing shop?

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, there's a hole that will need to be filled.

obvious

[User 956]

mrspin writes in to note the demise of Virgin Digital

That's because the digital media that people are searching for involving Virgins isn't what they were offering.

Re:Virgins closing shop?

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't be a dick

Re:Lawsuits brewing

[GregariousBoson]

Call me a hopeless optimistic, but maybe it will finally sink in with the Powers That Be that DRM is a silly technology?

I like the big yellow button

[richardtoohey]

With the ENTER VIGIN DIGITAL (sic) text on it.

Re:Re-import to Mp3?

[Mister Whirly]

Well, there is your problem. Just use cheap headphones and your MP3s will sound better.