DMB to Sell Shows Through Nugs.net

By Waldo Jaquith
Dave Matthews Band has formed an agreement with Nugs.net, the company that operates the Live Phish Downloads service, New York Times reports. The band has not yet decided if they will sell the music in a format unencumbered by copy protection, as Phish does, or use some sort of DRM. In addition, Nugs.net has struck a deal with Musictoday, a merchandising company spun by Dave Matthews Band management in the late 90s, to provide similar services to over 250 bands that are clients of Musictoday. Vague word of this plan first came out in November, but no new information had come out until now.