News - EMI dumping DRM?

[matgb]

EMI dumps DRM on iTunes. Is the glacier moving?

Only on iTunes, but DRM free is good regardless.

ETA: Not just on iTunes. EMI Press Release:

From today, EMI's retailers will be offered downloads of tracks and albums in the DRM-free audio format of their choice in a variety of bit rates up to CD quality. EMI is releasing the premium downloads in response to consumer demand for high fidelity digital music for use on home music systems, mobile phones and digital music players. EMI's new DRM-free products will enable full interoperability of digital music across all devices and platforms.

Comments

[0ct0pus.livejournal.com]

Slowly. When something like eMusic (http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html) is the norm, that's when the digital floodgates will open (to mix a metaphor.)

[matgb]

Essentially, we're looking at a completely new marketplace, and the big boys are trying to lock it down, but yes, sites like eMusic and more recent innovations very good.

They're releasing stuff at up to CD quality. Yeah baby.