iTunes DRM-Free and Paul McCartney This Week?
At the beginning of April, Apple and EMI announced that they would be offering DRM-Free music files on the iTunes store beginning in May. With May wrapping up this Thursday, their self-imposed timeframe is quickly approaching.
PaidContent.org has confirmation from EMI that this original plan remains on schedule.
MacBidouille's sources also confirm that the launch is coming this week.
PaidContent also reveals that Paul McCartney's catalog which was announced to appear on iTunes has been held up by "an exclusive offering" that will be released with the music in iTunes. McCartney's music has already appeared on competing services (Napster, Rhapsody, Urge and Zune Marketplace).
PaidContent.org has confirmation from EMI that this original plan remains on schedule.
Asked for a progress update on delivery of its new, DRM-less repertoire, which EMI slated for a May release when it announced last month that Apple would get the line-up first, the EMI spokesperson confirmed that this development was also on course to make good on that schedule.
MacBidouille's sources also confirm that the launch is coming this week.
PaidContent also reveals that Paul McCartney's catalog which was announced to appear on iTunes has been held up by "an exclusive offering" that will be released with the music in iTunes. McCartney's music has already appeared on competing services (Napster, Rhapsody, Urge and Zune Marketplace).
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62 months ago
It sounds like good news, even if i'm not going to be in a rush to download Macca's music. I hope EMI are going to be successful in their push for DRM-free music, and therefore others should follow. Or maybe they're just a 'brand on the run'...sorry :o
62 months ago
I am curious how much of my iTunes library is EMI music. I hope most of my music is EMI convertible.
62 months ago
I don't honestly know how much EMI music I have, but I do plan to upgrade all of it to DRM-free.
62 months ago
The new higher-quality DRM-free albums will (unlike singles) cost no more than the old ones cost.
So I'm curious to see what the upgrade cost will be, per-album, or whether it will simply be .30 per song. (Which would mean $3-$4 to upgrade a whole album.)
I'll upgrade my favorite artists, but not everything.
Note regarding albums you own only part of: depending on how albums can be upgraded (if at all), it may be economical to Complete Album (buy your missing songs) first and then upgrade the whole album, rather than just upgrading the singles you have.
We'll know soon...
So I'm curious to see what the upgrade cost will be, per-album, or whether it will simply be .30 per song. (Which would mean $3-$4 to upgrade a whole album.)
I'll upgrade my favorite artists, but not everything.
Note regarding albums you own only part of: depending on how albums can be upgraded (if at all), it may be economical to Complete Album (buy your missing songs) first and then upgrade the whole album, rather than just upgrading the singles you have.
We'll know soon...
62 months ago
I don't honestly know how much EMI music I have, but I do plan to upgrade all of it to DRM-free.
You can find out here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musicians_signed_to_EMI
I too am going to upgrade all of my music, not to make it DRM-free, but for the higher sound quality.
62 months ago
strangely enough i haven't found any artist so far, with single songs going for more than $ .99
at least that's the current status.
have they set the price for DRM-free music down to $ .99 already?
oh and something else that i just thought of:
does iTMS offer DRM-free music outside of the US/Canada aswell, or are we going to wait seemably "for ever" for that luxury - just like TV Series and Movies - here in Europe?
at least that's the current status.
have they set the price for DRM-free music down to $ .99 already?
oh and something else that i just thought of:
does iTMS offer DRM-free music outside of the US/Canada aswell, or are we going to wait seemably "for ever" for that luxury - just like TV Series and Movies - here in Europe?
62 months ago
does iTMS offer DRM-free music outside of the US/Canada aswell, or are we going to wait seemably "for ever" for that luxury - just like TV Series and Movies - here in Europe?
DRM-free music is rolling out worldwide at the sametime to my knowledge. Remember the announcement actually took place in London for this, I'm positive it'll happen in Europe at sametime as the US.
62 months ago
now here is wondering if iTunes will overwrite the old file in my current folder structure or download it all again in to the iTunes structure. :rolleyes:
62 months ago
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Powerbook G5 Beatles as the "exclusive".
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