With the move, Apple can legitimately claim to have the largest (legal) library of DRM-free music available online. For a few weeks there Amazon held that distinction, but it looks like the war is on. And while there are still a number of major record labels that are not providing DRM-free tracks through any service, it warms our hearts to see a price war between two industry giants battling to offer high quality unencrypted tracks to music fans.
Apple's DRM-free tracks are all AAC files encoded at 256kbps. The company was already offering a huge library of tracks from EMI. New labels offering DRM-free music include Sub Pop, Nettwerk, Beggars Group, IODA, and The Orchard.
[via TUAW]
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10-17-2007 @ 2:16PM
ron said...
Now if only they'd actually make them mp3 files instead...
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10-17-2007 @ 2:51PM
Shibathedog said...
thats what I was thinking, but you could always convert it later
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10-17-2007 @ 2:51PM
Shibathedog said...
....goddamnit
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10-17-2007 @ 2:51PM
Shibathedog said...
thats what I was thinking. But It's better than nothing. You could always convert it later.
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