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It sure seems that Steve Job's letter about removing the DRM really spoke to some people. Yesterday, Apple and EMI announced that they would begin selling DRM-free music. Apple has since updated their iTunes store, adding the new unlocked music as well as increasing the music quality and price. Apple's Press Release has more info on the EMI bargain.

  • EMI's Music will be sold without Digital Rights Manangement restrictions through iTunes.
  • These new songs will be higher quality (256kbps) and sell for $1.29/song individually.
  • DRM-Restricted songs at the lower quality settings (128kbps) will still be sold for $.99.
  • Albums will be in the new higher quality/DRM-less format but remain at the same price.

In addition to the new deal, iTunes will also allow customers to upgrade their current EMI music to DRM-free music with an upgrade charge of 30 cents per song. All EMI music videos can be exchanged for DRM-free ones at no extra charge.

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In addition to the new deal, iTunes will also allow customers to upgrade their current EMI music to DRM-free music with an upgrade charge of 30 cents per song. All EMI music videos can be exchanged for DRM-free ones at no extra charge.

I've been following this and have been wondering what they mean by upgrading?

 

Does it mean that you download another DRM-free copy or that it makes changes to you copy to remove the DRM?

 

The reason I ask is if it makes changes to your current copy then can#t we use a similar method to remove the DRM on our tracks?

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I''ve been following this and have been wondering what they mean by upgrading?

 

Does it mean that you download another DRM-free copy or that it makes changes to you copy to remove the DRM?

 

The reason I ask is if it makes changes to your current copy then can#t we use a similar method to remove the DRM on our tracks?

Download a new copy. Remember the newer DRM-free version is a higher bitrate.

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Groffy77
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Well I wish they didn't add 30 cents to each song without DRM. It would make more sense to keep the same price and add the 30 cents for the better quality.. which 30 cents would be too pricy to upgrade the quality to just 256.

 

Knowing Apple, they will probably screw you over 30 cents just for getting the DRM removed, not getting the better quality. I am surprised they aren't making you buy the song again. :unsure:

 

This is a good thing overall! I pirate music sometimes when I need a song for something other than iTunes, now I won't have that problem. :whistle:

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Only thing I didn't like about this was the 99 cent songs still have DRM in them. And of course consumers will buy whichever is cheapest. The extra 30 cents is the music companies telling us that we should pay to have the privilege of not having DRM on it. I don't know about you, but I don't feel like paying extra for something I have a right to in the first place. Knock the DRM off of the 99 cent song and put the $1.29 song as having the only advantage that it is twice the bitrate, then it will be fair. Do not let the record companies get into thinking that they can charge extra as compensation for allowing us to have our fair use rights back. That's just wrong.

 

Other than that, I'm happy with the changes.

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Okay, while this a step in the right direction. Itunes and many such similar offerings will always have the problem with piracy. And no, it's not mainly because you don't have to pay. Here is the problem:

 

DRM-protected 128kbps AAC songs for $0.99 - iTunes

That is pretty much what you usually get with itunes, you pay money and get cheap quality.

 

With pirating you get 256kbps and higher, and tons of many formats, .mp3, lossless, variable, FLOC, etc. etc.

 

So basically you get so much more when you actually don't pay for it. Which obviously will turn away many thousands of people who will be like....Hmmm if I waste money I get {censored}, if I don't I get quality...

 

Same with iTunes Movies...You pay $10 for a movie that is crippled to a ipod only quality...Wow....You can get that same movie in blazing HD of some torrent site for free....

 

Basically what iTunes and such need to do is find a way to sell stuff that people actually would not mind paying for. If most of their stuff was actually at better quality and what not, maybe I actually would not mind spending $10 for a movie, especially if it will be coming through their fast servers and I am not going to be breaking the law at the same time.

 

Basically, stop trying to stop piracy.

Just make your self look better in comparison, and show people that they are not going to be ripped off.

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