iTunes: DRM-FREE.

[-zach-]

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html


HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!

in YO FACE!

or as the woman in my avatar would say,

How YOU doin'?!

 

[ugafan]

sweet. i'll pay the extra 30 cents.

 

[-zach-]

sweet. i'll pay the extra 30 cents.

me too.

 

[mrWr0ng]

Makes sense. EMI was about to declare bankruptcy in February, citing HUGE money problems.

I'm surprised Jobs allowed a second tier in iTunes, but his hand was probably forced by EMI making their catalog DRM-free for any music distributor. He'd lose sales and put his foot in his mouth after that essay he released a while back.

That said, it takes pressure off the other labels to go DRM-free since his all-or-nothing DRM-free gesture failed.

 

[TwistedLincoln]

This is a great step towards the downfall of DRM, and a great victory to all that value freedom.