If they don't have heated arguments, they are not doing their jobs. Companies that have not been involved in SDMI may produce alternative security solutions. Silver said it's unlikely, but if a complete system for securing music came out before SDMI has finished its work, EMI would have to consider using it. Silver said while the digital music market is being winnowed to a handful of technologies, music publishers and consumers should plan on authoring and using content in multiple formats. And I would be a very wary of someone who chose only one.
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