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Apple has formed a deal with EMI that would allow them to sell their content, and more importantly, sell large portions without the Digital Rights Management copying restriction that is placed on all songs bought from the iTunes Store.

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icelander1 year, 5 months ago

I think that this was in the works all along. The record companies are stupid, skittish dinosaurs. Before the iTunes music store, they equated the Internet with stealing. Apple got them to realize that this is a great way to sell music.
Now that they're not afraid of the Internet, Apple's going to wean them off of DRM and show them that their customers aren't criminals. This is fantastic news.
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colcam1 year, 5 months ago

Good old eBay works because most people are honest; not just the "most people who visit eBay," but most people, period. An excellent move on Apple's iTunes front.
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DailyDose1 year, 5 months ago

I heard on NPR that the non-DRM tracks will cost 30 cents more.
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  icelander1 year, 5 months ago
  
  That's true, but they'll also be double the bitrate (256kbps vs 128kbps).
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Wil1 year, 5 months ago

This is great news, and a step in the right direction for digital music and the music industry.
There's some commentary on this from Daniel Miessler here: http://dmiessler.com/archives/1248
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icelander1 year, 5 months ago

The bigger question is whether indie labels will be able to get a similar deal.
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  Wil1 year, 5 months ago
  
  According to Jobs, the only reason the iTMS has DRM is because the labels have demanded it. IIRC, a lot of indie labels, including Kung Fu and others immediately said that they'd like their artists included without DRM. Presumably, they just have to wait for Apple to push the right buttons.
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beertech1 year, 5 months ago

good news. drm is bs :) interesting development for sure.
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ZackofSpades1 year, 5 months ago

Could someone explain to me why this would increase the price?
30 cents is increasing the cost per song by a third...
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  GregD1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Probably for the same reason that you pay the RIAA a royalty every time you purchase blank CDs that say "music" CDs. It covers the cost of supposed sharing...
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Macondo1 year, 5 months ago

"To pay or not to pay it is the question!"
If songs were at 25 cents I would pay for all of them, not at 1 dollar a piece.
The rest is marketing dynamics.
You could pay $15 for a bulky CD of which you like one or two songs, you could pat nothing for a less than perfect MP3 download or you and the industry could be more realistic going to the middle of the road.
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GregD1 year, 5 months ago

I think this is wonderful news and a step in the right direction.
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terengyriser1 year, 5 months ago

Eternal vigilance is NOT the price of freedom!
$.30 is!

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nocomments11 months, 3 weeks ago

Very good news ... thanks http://www.gwafi.com/news.html http://www.gwafi.com/story.html
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