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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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icelander
April 2, 2007, 10:31 a.m.
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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colcam
April 2, 2007, 12:29 p.m.
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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DailyDose
April 2, 2007, 1:34 p.m.
I heard on NPR that the non-DRM tracks will cost 30 cents more.
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Wil
April 2, 2007, 2:06 p.m.
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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icelander
April 2, 2007, 3:39 p.m.
The bigger question is whether indie labels will be able to get a similar deal.
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beertech
April 2, 2007, 6:14 p.m.
good news. drm is bs :) interesting development for sure.
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ZackofSpades
April 2, 2007, 7:55 p.m.
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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Macondo
April 2, 2007, 9:50 p.m.
"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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GregD
April 2, 2007, 9:49 p.m.
I think this is wonderful news and a step in the right direction.
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terengyriser
April 2, 2007, 10:26 p.m.
Eternal vigilance is NOT the price of freedom!
$.30 is!
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nocomments
Sept. 16, 2007, 12:03 p.m.
Very good news ... thanks http://www.gwafi.com/news.html http://www.gwafi.com/story.html
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