Techotic

While very few people panicked when they (Wal-Mart) announced it would be shutting down the DRM servers for their digital movie downloads there was quite a bit of stir when they announced (like Microsoft) that DRM music would be locked to the computer they were purchased on because their DRM servers were going offline in December.

But fear not, they will be kept on “forever,” And I’m guessing that the forever means until they run out of business. Here is the official announcement.

Based on feedback from our customers, we have decided to maintain our digital rights management (DRM) servers for the present time. What this means to you is that our existing service continues and there is no action required on your part. Our customer service team will continue to assist with DRM issues for protected windows media audio (WMA) files purchased from Walmart.com.

While our customer support team is available to assist you with any issues, we continue to recommend that you back up your songs by burning them to a recordable audio CD. By backing up your songs, you insure access to them from any personal computer at any time in the future.

We appreciate your support and patience as we work to provide the best service possible to you. As we move forward with our 100% MP3 store, we’ll continue to update you with key decisions regarding our service and your account via email.

Thank you for using Walmart MP3 Music Downloads.

The Walmart Digital Music Team

Good call Wal-Mart. Lets hope that Microsoft follows suit and keeps theirs online.