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EMI May Sell Entire Collection as DRM-less MP3s
BobbyJo writes "According to the Chicago Sun-Times, EMI has been pitching the possibility of selling its entire music collection to the public in MP3 form ... without Digital Rights Management protections. According to the article, several other major music companies have considered this same route, but none as far as EMI. The reasons, of course, have nothing to do with taking a moral stand; EMI wants to compete with Apple. 'The London-based EMI is believed to have held talks with a wide range of online retailers that compete with Apple's iTunes. Those competing retailers include RealNetworks Inc., eMusic.com, MusicNet Inc. and Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks. People familiar with the matter cautioned that EMI could still abandon the proposed strategy before implementing it. A decision about whether to keep pursuing the idea could come as soon as today.'"
"My father sold his entire music collection to the public in MP3 form without Digital Rights Management restrictions... ONCE."
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I thought I heard someone say something about one of the music majors actually wanting my money. Well, you know, without tying me down with a bunch of crappy DRM. Which I can't use anyway since I'm dumb enough to be a Linux user.
I'm confused, and I think my wallet's a little frightened. I might actually be able to spend money on new music. How strange.
I am willing to accept zero loss. Until the music industry can get its act together and have the band play a concert at my house for 99 cents a song, I refuse to pay. Those of us with high-end auditoriums in our garages don't want any of this lossy sampled stuff. Good day to you, sir!
An average audiophile will find a FLAC tune worse than the equivalent CD.
I agree, please mod parent clueless.