Is DRM the best way to save the music industry?

In evaluating this idea, we must consider the definition of the Digital Rights Management; used to protect copyright on music, consumers pay for the music and it enables a control over music which limits the consumer to use the medium once, thusly protecting it from risks of P2P file sharing. DRM’s ideas of protecting music are based upon theories that consumers are downloading music illegally, either by use of P2P file-sharing (such as Limewire), or borrowing and ripping their friends cd’s, etc. Yet, in some cases, DRM affects compatibility with certain music players as well, putting many customers at a disadvantage. With this in mind, we can examine how research conveys how over 2 million tracks were sold on iTunes in its first year, that of which is likely to have soared in numbers since. Thusly, consumers are buying music, portraying how for every consumer who copies/downloads a song illegally, there are more who are buying legally from one of the many online music stores, consequently suggesting that DRM may not be necessary, and music may not actually need saving.