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iTunes to Sell DRM-free Music - Wow

Wow, this is big news. Seems that EMI will be offering DRM-free music via Apple's iTunes music store. The music will be of better quality than normal tunes found on the service and will have none of the DRM stuff embedded in the files, meaning you can move your music around to different PC's and devices without the hassle. These DRM-free tunes will cost a little more than other iTunes music, but I think that might be a fair price to pay in the long-run. I've mentioned before that I've been burned by DRM when moving purchased music to new PC's and lost music I've already purchased, so spending a little more up-front seems reasonable to me. Then again, you can continue to purchase CD's and rip the music to your PC.

This is good news and I think signals a trend that will take hold with other music vendors following this move. Progress me thinks!

Tags DRM DRM is Crap iTunes Apple EMI Music MP3 Players

posted by John Walker @ 4/2/2007 2:49:00 PM

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