Steve Jobs is trying to put the screws to the music industry. Again.

That’s the view several industry sources had yesterday after reading the Apple chairman’s missive calling on record labels to do away with anti-piracy software required on downloaded music.

“Jobs doesn’t care about the industry at all. He uses us,” said one high-level music industry executive who, in an acknowledgement to the power that Apple currently wields over the industry, asked to remain anonymous.

Said another source: “Is he suggesting that movies or television shows also be sold without digital rights management, or even if Apple should sell its own software without it?”

An Apple spokeswoman said Jobs’ essay revealed his thoughts on music only, and at this point the company had no comment about the movie and television industries.

For many label executives, Jobs’ latest stand opens old wounds that date back to last summer when Jobs refused to capitulate to raising the standard 99-cent price for individual songs sold at its iTunes music store.

Jobs’ comments also drew fire because it appears he is less inclined to make the same kinds of concessions when it comes to computer software.

“As easily as Mr. Jobs lectured the music industry on their [digital rights management] policies, he could have lectured the software industry (which includes Apple) for its complete unwillingness to pursue an industry-wide DRM standard,” wrote Deutsche Bank’s Doug Mitchelson in a report.