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Apr 3
EMI Group Finally Says No to DRM

With sales on a seemingly endless decline, EMI Group announced that it will now start to sell its songs on Apple iTunes (AAPL) without the hated DRM anti-piracy software that has been alienating users for so long. The pricing for the new DRM-free songs will be $1.29 a song.

The new songs will be offered starting in May across the entire EMI catalog without the restrictions of DRM software.

Included with the extra 30 cents a download without restrictions, will be a faster download time along with higher quality audio. Apple said that the new songs will be sold at 256 kbps AAC, in contrast to the usual 128-kbps AAC encoding.

"We are going to give iTunes customers a choice--the current versions of our songs for the same 99-cent price, or new DRM-free versions of the same songs with even higher audio quality and the security of interoperability for just 30 cents more," says Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, in a press release. "We think our customers are going to love this."

EMI%20Apple%20Selling%20DRM%20Free%20Songs.jpgApple added that by the end of the year they expect that about half of the catalog they sell will be available DRM-free. Those who have purchased song through iTunes will be given the option of paying an extra 30 cents to upgrade their tracks, or even a one-click option where you can upload the entire library you've purchased.


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