http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.metue.com/05-28-2007/drm-free-itunes-launch/) that the Beatles will play with release. In another post he's got a top ten list of songs possible with "Hello Goodbye" leading the poll. Don't know if he's right, but sounds like something appropriately Apple. That playing in the background for the iPhone would fit later this month. Whatever the reality I'm glad, sooner than later, DRM free music will be here.]]>May 30th 2007 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/I want interoperability.
Use of the AAC format essentially ties iTunes purchases to the iPod.
Once I can get high quality MP3 format songs from independent as well as RIAA artists in one place I will be happy.

As far as this story goes, my iTunes does indeed want to update to version 7.2 when I open it.]]>May 30th 2007 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/
If you want better quality at smaller filesizes, start using AAC (you'll also find there are plenty of players that support AAC). If you want to keep backpedaling and want to keep supporting a soon obsolete codec, stick with MP3.

I say Way To Go, apple. I will vote for you with my wallet, to try and do my part in showing record labels that DRM-free music actually works. Kudos!]]>May 30th 2007 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/
Look, you can use statistics all you want, but there really isn't any point in supporting MP3 anymore. Now that AAC from iTunes is free for any player to support, you'll be seeing a LOT more hardware with AAC-support as well.]]>May 30th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/
And so far, I have only seen one sone in the U.S that was DRM free. ]]>May 31st 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/
Apple needs to fix this ASAP. Free means FREE]]>May 30th 2007 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/drm-free-emi-hitting-itunes-today/May 30th 2007 10:11AM