Log in

View Full Version : EMI music on iTunes now DRM free

mr soft
2nd April 2007, 13:57
Things are looking up.


http://www.engadget.com/
zambelli
4th April 2007, 22:37
What, no comments yet?

A promising move, but the $1.29 tag still stinks, not to mention the poor device support that AAC enjoys.

When they start offering $0.99 256kbps MP3s... Then we'll really have something to be excited about.
JohnnyMalaria
4th April 2007, 22:48
What, no comments yet?

A promising move, but the $1.29 tag still stinks, not to mention the poor device support that AAC enjoys.

When they start offering $0.99 256kbps MP3s... Then we'll really have something to be excited about.

Be thankful you don't live in the UK or Eire. iTunes customers there get screwed by Apple, where Apple charges more than they do in the rest of the EU - which is *illegal*.

At least the EU are going to "investigate", stating that Apple is guilty of restrictive trade practices:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6520677.stm

The EU has launched an inquiry into what Apple's online music store iTunes charges users across Europe, accusing it of restricting customer choice.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6522429.stm

iTunes checks credit card details before accepting payment. For instance, only people with a credit card issued by a bank with an address in Germany can buy from the German site.

Brussels says this system restricts where consumers can buy music and the range of music they can get hold of since no one version of the site has the same selection of songs.

More importantly, Brussels says because consumers cannot shop around and prices vary significantly between different markets, many people are being short-changed.

These anomalies, Brussels argues, are a violation of EU laws designed to protect consumers from restrictive business practices.
HyperHacker
5th April 2007, 03:15
Brussels says this system restricts where consumers can buy music and the range of music they can get hold of since no one version of the site has the same selection of songs.That's kind of silly isn't it? If iTunes had some of my favourite Japanese artists (which would make it the only such site that has any Japanese music that I've yet seen), I might just use it! But no, I tried it on the demo system at Future Shop and nothing came up. :(

Though personally I'd rather see them distributing FLACs. That's why I still buy CDs instead.