I stumbled upon the following copy on the musicex.com website:
“MUSIC EXCHANGE is the only Digital Rights Management technology designed to serve the recording, video, software, and publication industries as an open standard for secure sales, distribution and licensing of digital files…
The Jukebox is the consumer component that enables secure sales and licensing of music and other media files.”
Nice business model. However as a consumer my interest is having access to the widest variety of published music at the least possible cost with the fewest possible restrictions on what I can do with music I have purchased. I want to be free to trade, barter or exchange copies of music I have acquired without restriction.
If Music Exchange and its related enterprises are dedicated to "secure sales and licensing" for the recording and publication industries, then their interests are in line with the RIAA and the publishing cartel and are contrary to mine as a consumer seeking an open and unrestricted market for music and other intellectual or artistic properties.
I would be interested to hear JRiver's response to this observation.