Information-Freedom Milestone Lurking over DRM EMI iTunes Deal

 

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EMI has released their entire music catalog without the constraints of digital copyright protection, or so-called, digital rights management. According to press reports, each song will cost $1.29. After you buy it, there will be no DRM to stop you from ripping it or sharing it. The quality will be doubled but the cost is thirty cents higher than the same song right next to it in iTunes. EMI also has DRM Free videos for sale. No price change there. If you already bought an EMI label artist’s music you can upgrade to DRM Free for 30 cents according to reports listed below.

Steve Jobs called for DRM Free music and he got it. EMI is the third largest record label behind Universal and Sony.

If listeners gravitate towards music they can easily share, today will be a milestone in music and information freedom.

From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawaii this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the Wow Technology Minute.

Additional Resources

EMI, Apple To Sell DRM-Free Music for $1.29/song
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/02/emi-apple-are-announcing-sale-of-non-drm-music/ 

EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6172398.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news 

EMI & Apple say no DRM for you
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/106047715/

The Wizard of iPod–Jobs’ DRM Deal Is Smoke and Mirrors
http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2007/04/03/the_wizard_of_ipodjobs_drm_deal_is_smoke_and_mirrors.html#more