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Paul McCartney Releases Album As DRM-Free Download

Posted by kdawson on from the getting-it dept.

Medieval Cow writes "Sir Paul McCartney has a side project called The Fireman and he's just released their new album, Electric Arguments, as a digital download. Why this is of interest to this community is that he released it 100% DRM-free. You can purchase just the digital files, or if you purchase a physical CD or vinyl copy, you are also given access to the digital download. Not only that, but the download is available in 320-kbps MP3, Apple Lossless, or even FLAC format. If you're interested in trying before you buy, you can listen to the entire album in a Flash player on the main page of the site. It's so nice to see a big musician who gets it. Bravo, Sir Paul!"

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  1. just for fun by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's count the number of posts that occur before the first complaint about "no ogg vorbis".

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    1. Re:just for fun by Shikaku · · Score: 4, Funny

      That would be 4.

  2. Re:Interesting how artists, when given a chance... by stonedcat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Napster Bad!!!!

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  3. Finally! by tryfan · · Score: 2, Funny

    A McCartney album that's actually worth the money!

  4. Re:It's nice that he lets you sample it first. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I think you'd find this to be of acceptable quality:

    ffmpeg -title "SomeTitle" -i .flv -acodec libmp3lame -ar 48000 -ac 2 -ab 128k -vn -y .mp3

  5. Re:Does he really get it ... by pimpimpim · · Score: 2, Funny

    Probably he realized that he'd loose most of any profit made at the next divorce anyway.

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  6. Well, in principle you COULD ask for more. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I won't buy his new album unless it's provided in a better-than-lossless format. I insist that the album quality increases by a minimum of 15% with each generation of copying.

    I estimate that at that rate, I could start with the Wings album Wild Life, copy it 173 times and end up with Abbey Road.