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Apple/EMI Press Conference Coverage
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Actually thats not too bad. Was expecting double the price, but at just $0.30/0.30/£0.20 difference and no difference on albums, thats really not too much of a big deal. Lets hope that this now leads the way to other labels doing the same!!!!
It's not THAT bad. You can get the DRM'ed songs for .99. Or you can get the un-DRM'ed songs for 1.29. If you already have the DRM'ed song, you can upgrade to un-DRM'ed version by paying the price-difference between the two. So you are not paying any extra when compared to purchasing the un-DRM'ed version in the first place.
Also, albums are sold un-DRM'ed and with high bitrate by default, and the price stays the same.
From the PR:
Apple's iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) is the first online music store to receive EMI's new premium downloads. Apple has announced that iTunes will make individual AAC format tracks available from EMI artists at twice the sound quality of existing downloads, with their DRM removed, at a price of $1.29/1.29/£0.99. iTunes will continue to offer consumers the ability to pay $0.99/0.99/£0.79 for standard sound quality tracks with DRM still applied. Complete albums from EMI Music artists purchased on the iTunes Store will automatically be sold at the higher sound quality and DRM-free, with no change in the price. Consumers who have already purchased standard tracks or albums with DRM will be able to upgrade their digital music for $0.30/0.30/£0.20 per track. All EMI music videos will also be available on the iTunes Store DRM-free with no change in price.
I assume "double the sound quality" means double the bitrate.
I wonder if Apple'll make this available to their independent publishers who have been screaming for a DRM-free option.
Full albums the same price but at the higher quality with no DRM.
Looks like they are trying to boost album sales.
Looks like they are trying to boost album sales.
So, if I but a DRM'd single from iTMS for $.99 and later decide to upgrade to the full album for $9.99, I will get the higher quality non-DRM edition, right?
Looks like a ploy to get people to buy complete albums, which is one of the things RIAA complained about in the first place [under the guise of 'losing the integrity of the album format'
].
Looks like a ploy to get people to buy complete albums, which is one of the things RIAA complained about in the first place [under the guise of 'losing the integrity of the album format'
].Sounds like iTunes albums will still be sold at $9.99 and get the benefit of no DRM PLUS higher quality.
I am sold!
I am sold!
So how on earth do you figure out which of your iTunes songs can be upgraded -or will iTunes be adding an 'Upgrade your Album' feature like the 'Complete your Album' feature?
There will inevitably be a *very* easy way to do it. It's Apple!
The DRM doesn't bother me at all but for any tracks I can upgrade I'm going to. Mostly to show the other record labels, "Hey... I dig not having DRM on my tracks."
Edit: Wow! Wikipedia is fast. It's already been updated. Crazy kids and your wikis.
