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iTunes Drops DRM for EMI
iTunes Drops DRM for EMI
Tracks<http://www.freeculturenyu.org/2007/04/02/itunes-drops-drm-for-emi-tracks/>
April
2nd, 2007
Breaking news... This is not an April Fools joke: iTunes will release
significant portions of EMI's catalog on iTunes without DRM. It hasn't been
announced live, but their website has been updated:
EMI Music launches DRM-free superior sound quality downloads across its
entire digital repertoire <http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2007/press18.htm>
EMI Group CEO Eric Nicoli today hosted a press conference at EMI's
headquarters in London where he announced that EMI Music is launching
DRM-free superior quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire and
that Apple's iTunes Store will be the first online music store to sell EMI's
new downloads. Nicoli was joined by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The event also
featured a musical performance by The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
On this page you can find an audio webcast of the press conference which
will be available for live streaming at 1pm London time with on demand
archived streaming and MP3 download available shortly afterwards, the press
release and a copy of the presentation slides.
Click here<http://w3.cantos.com/07/pjxrobbi-703-5zvx0/interviews.php?task=view>to
listen to the audio webcast from today's announcement.
Click
here<http://www.emigroup.com/NR/rdonlyres/87F9CEF1-E658-4A0F-B2B8-DB56BCEFC3C1/0/EMI2Aprilpressconferenceslides.pdf>to
download the pdf presentation.
Other juicy tidbits from the press release:
- EMI tracks with no DRM (Mp3) will cost $1.29 from iTunes and will
also be available in other formats (AAC and WMA).
- All EMI music videos will also be available on the iTunes Store
DRM-free with no change in price.
- iTunes will continue to offer consumers the ability to pay
$0.99/EUR0.99/£0.79 for standard sound quality tracks with DRM still applied.
- Complete albums from EMI Music artists purchased on the iTunes Store
will automatically be sold at the higher sound quality and DRM-free, with no
change in the price.
User Comments
(These do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of this site)
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PhantomGhost
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Date: April 2, 2007 @ 11:11 AM
No surprise Digital Restrictions Management is dying. It doesn't work. I never thought I'd see the day, though.
dmusic, however, can always boast that it has been DRM-free! |
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DeadMan2003
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Date: April 2, 2007 @ 1:30 PM
Until they stop sueing innocent victims I won't support them. Even then I may never support them ever again. They had their chance. They blew it. |
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InsaneWayne
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Date: April 2, 2007 @ 4:34 PM
didnt Indie music outsell EMI?
perhaps EMI is being less evil of a corp because theyre less mega then the Indies?
Still boycotted by myself, but maybe the boycott will get lifted if EMI keeps moving in a less anti-music way |
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closetfire
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Date: April 2, 2007 @ 6:32 PM
So is it worth the extra 30 cents to remove DRM? If you're going on a song by song basis I guess, but if you want an entire album you're better off going to your local used record store and buying cd for 6 or 7 bucks and getting the whole thin in a quality only FLAC or ALAC can offer.
It's a start, but only a start. |
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gdZiemann
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Date: April 2, 2007 @ 8:03 PM
EMI got Apple to raise the price.
Still no Beatles or Led Zeppelin at iTunes.
Still no resolution in the lawsuit by the Beatles against Capitol/EMI for skimming millions from their royalties.
Still no good reason to buy music from the cartel. |
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INeedAlover
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Date: April 3, 2007 @ 12:30 PM
Not to mention that an album with 12 tunes at $1.29 would cost $15.48 to purchase in full. Hell, a CD of music without DRM and in FULL quality is over-priced at $15.48. And you want to buy inferior quality MP3 files for more than the CD?! Why waste your money??? |
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