http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Let's hope that they also unlock the iPods as I still can't transfer my owned music from my big iPod to my iShuffle!!!!! (why oh why? I want my CD walkman back)

Why do we have to pay ever more for ever less service? Think you could play your music in higher quality on any player you owned since the 80s, now you pay more for less quality and where you play it is restricted.]]>Jan 7th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
Guess I'll have to figure out who's on EMI that I might actually listen to (or already do)...

Here's a list of signed artists:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musicians_signed_to_EMI]]>Apr 2nd 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
What's that? "bulls..t"? If you want to write bullshit, write *bullshit*!

Anyway... It's USD 0.30 / € 0.30 extra only if you buy *a single track*.

Full albums are all 256kbps, DRM-free at NO EXTRA COST (unless you had already bough them, in which case they'll charge you an extra 0.30 per track to re-download the 256kbps version)]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
People don't pirate because of the legitmate version is too difficult to use. They just don't want to pay.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/If you look through your CD collection you'll see at least one EMI logo on the back of the Jewel case.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musicians_signed_to_EMI]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
Someone needs to show morons from Sony, Vivendi and others that they are wrong and majority of people wre honest customers.

Engadget guys, please organise a poll to see who will do what (Upgrade to DRM free, continue buying DRM, contiunue P2P, etc)

]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/At least we can chose.
I will put my money on EMI.

]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/04/01/steve-jobs-and-emi-press-conference-no-more-drm/]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
Didn't Apple introduce its own form of lossless encoding (ALAC, similar to FLAC) for those who are interested in quality? I would pay extra for lossless audio, but not for the "privilege" of getting DRM-free music. Would anyone else pay extra for lossless audio?]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
1. AAC 256kb - 0.99$
2. Lossless - 0.99$ + small premium charge]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
1. AAC 256kb - 0.99$
2. Lossless - 0.99$ + small premium charge]]>Apr 2nd 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
iTunes' DRM has always allowed this. If a friend sends you a song HE bought from iTunes, you cannot burn that unless you have his password. But you can burn any song YOU bought.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
It will be interesting to see (although I doubt we will) what the deal is that Apple have made as EMI were previously talking up up-front payments for DRM-free music.

The key is though that Apple see this as a good thing for their business (publicity, advertising revenue, power over the gateway, hardware sales) and they are bringing others round to their view. Which hopefully will continue to be a good thing for the consumer.

http://gamenian.blogspot.com/2007/04/apple-emi-embrace-drm-free-music.html
http://gamenian.blogspot.com/2007/02/apple-vs-drm-part-2.html]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
Anyway, it's nice to see they're going to offer an "upgrade" option where you can get the 256kbps files by paying the $0.30/track difference. Wonder how many of their artists' albums I have, and how many of those they'll offer this for...]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Cellphones
Nearly all major brands of car stereos.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding#Products_that_support_AAC]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
"There's unlimited supply
And there is no reason why
I tell you it was all a frame
They only did it 'cos of fame
Who?
E.M.I. E.M.I. E.M.I."

So I guess EMI are the goodies now. Does that mean hell froze over and global warming is solved now?

All in all, a great day for music! Finally the industry begins to understand their market, their customers and their business.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
Of course, the Rhapsody player also offers the best music subscription support of any player in America. So my player is pretty jam packed full of Rhapsody channels and music already. Still, Apple has a few bands the other services lack (and vice versa).

Hey, the Helio Ocean phone I'm planning on getting supports AAC too!]]>Apr 2nd 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
In any case, I do appreciate the higher bitrate. I really think anyone that listens to music seriously can tell a night/day difference between 128/256.

I'm still holding out for the day when DRM is just gone... gone. I can picture the trouble that people who can't burn a CD from iTunes are going to have trying to figure out which of their tracks are DRM'd, etc...]]>Apr 2nd 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
J]]>Apr 2nd 2007 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/
jeez i had no idea so many ppl didn't know that. on engadget, no less! it is and was always possible to burn an audio CD from iTunes then re-import it as mp3 with no DRM. the only drawback was that you were converting 128 bit AAC, e.g. not so hot quality.

anyway - finally! iTunes store suddenly looks a lot more interesting. finally 256 bit, too!

blind tests with high-end audio equipment have shown that even professional musicians can't tell 256 bit encoded mp3s from lossless. if pro musicians with equipment worth 100s of thousands of dollars can't tell the difference, it's good enough for me. btw the same test also showed that everyone could sort out 128 bit encoded material. and AAC is generally better than mp3.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 3rd 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/emi-music-on-itunes-now-drm-free/Apr 2nd 2007 3:54PM