iTunes Music About to Go DRM Free? (Maybe Tomorrow?!)
Apple Insider has published a rumor saying Apple’s iTunes service is about to match Amazon MP3 by going DRM free. This follows on a previous story saying Apple was in negotiations to do just that.
Since the introduction of iTunes Plus (the name given to the higher-quality 256 bit DRM-Free music), only EMI has allowed Apple to carry their music in that format, with Warner, Sony, and Universal refusing to do so, instead only offering them to iTunes competitors like Amazon, Napster, etc.
What’s changed? Maybe nothing. Or maybe iTunes has just kept growing stronger and is now in a position where they can negotiate the same, consumer friendly deal?
The rumor says we may see the change as soon as tomorrow, December 9th.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
What is DRM?
December 8th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Digital rights management.
Check it out on Wikipedia.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:16 am
hmm
December 9th, 2008 at 1:17 am
hey why was i banned? i didnt do anything wrong… =/
December 9th, 2008 at 5:10 am
when were you banned iAir….?
December 9th, 2008 at 6:53 am
I think it was the whole reflectiverays dude thing
December 9th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I hope this is so. Maybe my music library will start to become legit LOL
December 9th, 2008 at 9:12 am
yeah i think so… even though i was the clean one. It wont accept my old email address anymore =/
December 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am
@iAirmanshirk
We didn’t ban you or block any email address. Email or PM me with the problem and we’ll be happy to trouble shoot!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Hmm well im not sure how to e-mail you. However my other e-mail is working fine. thanks for the help though.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:08 am
DRM’s great, but it still doesn’t help if I can’t get iTunes access and can only download the crappy APP’s from the aps store here in South Africa