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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The day DRM died
Amazon has launched a DRM-free music store. 2 million songs, MP3 format, 256 kbps encoding, no restrictions. With two major labels (EMI and Universal) having dropped restrictions, device-agnostic music is only a matter of time.
Hey Kath, You should check out eMusic, which has been DRM-free since the git-go and has zillions of indie tracks of all sorts and styles, AND a much better model (monthly subscription for XX songs, instead of per-song rate, which ends up being much cheaper per track). eMusic is also no. 2 after iTunes in market share---albeit with a MUCH smaller percentage. Rock on.
Oh yes, I'm aware of eMusic. Amazon has the market clout to really challenge iTunes, though, which is why I think their decision to go DRM-free is so important. Thanks for commenting!
Hey Kath,
ReplyDeleteYou should check out eMusic, which has been DRM-free since the git-go and has zillions of indie tracks of all sorts and styles, AND a much better model (monthly subscription for XX songs, instead of per-song rate, which ends up being much cheaper per track). eMusic is also no. 2 after iTunes in market share---albeit with a MUCH smaller percentage.
Rock on.
Oh yes, I'm aware of eMusic. Amazon has the market clout to really challenge iTunes, though, which is why I think their decision to go DRM-free is so important.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting!