Despite the revamped iTunes, DRM is here to stay.  Innovation,
the Internet, gadgets, and more. Jan. 12 2009 6:33 PM  DRM Isn't
Dead  Despite the revamped iTunes, copy-protection schemes are
here to stay.   In 2003, the world's major record labels,
fighting a losing battle against online file-sharing, agreed to
license their music to Apple. CEO Steve Jobs promised them a
revolutionary music service, an online store that sold songs for
99 cents each. Until then, the major labels had licensed their
music only to services that charged customers a monthly
subscription fee; if you stopped paying the fee, you'd lose your
tunes. The iTunes Store would be the first place where you could
download music from nearly every major artist without worrying
about an RIAA lawsuit.  Farhad Manjoo Farhad Manjoo   In return
for letting Apple build up its inventory, the labels needed
assurances that iTunes wouldn't be a haven for piracy. Having
been burned by Napster, music biz bigwigs were understandably
concerned that putting MP