DRM News

Record label EMI and Apple have reached an agreement that allows Apple's iTunes store to carry a significant portion of EMI's music catalog without Digital Rights Management [DRM] restrictions. The new DRM-free AAC files will sell for a premium price, $1.29 a song, allowing that music to be played on many third-party music players, not just iPods. For those who don't want to pay for the higher quality or lack of DRM, the same songs will be available including Apple's Fairplay DRM for $0.99. Buyers who purchase albums will automatically get the higher quality versions without DRM.