The Independent compiled some responses to Steve Jobs' anti-DRM open letter. The Register took a piece of an RIAA response. Here they are.

The RIAA: "Apple's offer to license FairPlay to other technology companies is a welcome breakthrough and would be a real victory for fans, artists and labels. There have been many services seeking a licence to the Apple DRM. This would enable the interoperability that we have been urging for a very long time."

The IFPI: "We have been talking about the desirability of interoperability [of DRM systems] for some time... We are pleased that Steve Jobs now wants to address interoperability."

Universal Music Group: No comment on Jobs, but a recent comment applies: "We continue to support and deploy DRM. Obviously, we remain flexible and open-minded regarding solutions to the interoperability dilemma, but this is something which requires commitment from technology companies as well as the content owners."

EMI: "The lack of operability between a proliferating range of digital platforms and devices is increasingly becoming an issue for music consumers. EMI has been engaging with our various partners to find a solution."

Paul Jackson of Forrester: "Apple is confident it can continue to dominate now the cracks have started to show in the DRM model."

IP lawyer William Cook of Simmons & Simmons: "It is technically possible to have standard copy-protection."