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Pbryanw

9:51 AM on 9 December, 2008

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Hmm, I don't know about tending to charge a premium for DRM-free tracks? The iTunes store did this when it first started stocking DRM-free songs with a 20p premium over DRM-ed tracks, but that's been no longer the case for a while now.

As for stocking them from all major labels, it can only be a good thing. I'd still probably use Amazon though, simply for the fact that their DRM-free music is in MP3 format, and therefore, more compatible.

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BarryWard

2:51 PM on 9 December, 2008

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I'm assuming they mean premium as in more expensive than 7Digital and Amazon.

I use those at the moment for price and DRM free music, but will quite happily buy from iTunes if the price is right and no DRM.

I only wish the TV shows and films could be DRM free too (although I can understand film rentals using DRM).

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Orinj

11:29 AM on 11 December, 2008

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So has this happened? I haven't logged into iTunes to find out. Will everything be labeled as iTunes Plus?

My concern is that I only purchase iTunes Plus tracks because they are higher quality (256kbps AAC) and DRM free. If everything becomes DRM free then that's great but how are we going to differentiate between the higher quality version?

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Gordon394

11:58 AM on 11 December, 2008

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@Orinj - all silent on the western front I'm afraid. I suspect it will happen soon, but looks to have been a false alert this time around sadly,

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