Apple ends DRM in iTunes

[Zelgadis 638]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/technology/companies/07apple.html?hp

Oh, I had thought this completely ended a year ago, but it seems I was mistaken about that.  A year ago, DRM ended with only one of the four major record labels currently selling on iTunes, though Jobs's opposition to DRM was already very apparent by that time.

Now, all four labels have agreed to end DRM with the compromise being a slightly modified pricing structure.

69 cents for older songs

99 cents for moderately popular songs

$1.29 for new releases.

I like this. 

ISF

[Easy Bakes 253]

Sales must have been down.

[Zelgadis 638]

As a matter of fact, sales are slightly down, according to the article. One theory is that DRM is a culprit, since it irritates people without actually doing anything at all to protect music from being copied. Yup, that was successful.

ISF

[Cockatoo 2,256]

Well, that's fantastic to hear that they won't be putting any DRM on iTunes music anymore, not sure about the price-rises for the more popular songs though. I did eventually end up downloading a couple of things from iTunes.

But dose this mean that copying songs is still illegal, even though it's now in everybody's power to do so?

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Beautiful!

I wouldn't buy from iTunes anyway, especially since they insist on overcharging for songs in Australia compared to the US.

[duack 14]

iTunes is such a rip-off. Especially on account of my computer ends up having to be formatted at least once a year and if that happened there's $1000 down the drain.

Yeah and iTunes devalue Australian currency.

[Zelgadis 638]

Cockatoo: It's still illegal. They just removed DRM since it was turning off customers and doing nothing to prevent illegal copying. Kinda shooting themselves in the foot.

Duack: And that's why we back up our MP3 files on CD-R: just in case that happens!

ISF

[Duke87 1,070]

Well, Apple has certainly done the right thing here.

I'm still not using iTunes, though.

[duack 14]

Duack: And that's why we back up our MP3 files on CD-R: just in case that happens! quote>

Yeah but I never get around to doing things like this

[panthersimcity4 162]

yay! 69 cent songs!

AND they removed DRM. EA should learn from iTunes.

[bwatterud 7]

Questions:

1. Will I have to pay to upgrade my current iTunes purchased songs to DRM free like I have with "iTunes Plus" DRM free music?

2. Pricing Structure: How long will new releases remain $1.29, and what differentiates a 99

[Easy Bakes 253]

Just pay what they say. Nevery try to figure it all out.

[your_adress_here 11]

Well now we don't have to listen to Duke complaining about iTunes having DRM now.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: your_adress_here Well now we don't have to listen to Duke complaining about iTunes having DRM now. quote>

You never had to listen before, either. Ever heard of this thing called "ignoring it"?

Also, count the "now"s. You're being redundant there.

[Cleaner475 150]

As I only recently started using Itunes a few days ago I am really pleased with this news. Maybe no DRM music and then no DRM games. Well, I can dream.....

Richard

[your_adress_here 11]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: your_adress_here Well now we don't have to listen to Duke complaining about iTunes having DRM now. quote>

You never had to listen before, either. Ever heard of this thing called "ignoring it"?

Also, count the "now"s. You're being redundant there.quote>

Yours is broken, take mine.