Are songs downloaded with the iPhone DRM free?

[AppleFan360]

Forgive me if this has already been answered.

If I download a song to my iPhone over 3G, how will I know if the file is DRM free?

 

[gibbz]

If the song says iTunes Plus then yes it will be DRM free.

 

[Sky Blue]

It has a + sign on the price

 

[AppleFan360]

It has a + sign on the price

Thank you! Guess it's time to spend some money.

 

[hexonxonx]

Also be aware that if the total album or song size is more than 10MB, you won't be able to download it with 3G.

I tried downloading an album a few days ago and couldn't because the album was more than 10MB even though each song was less than 10MB.

 

[lostfan916]

Also be aware that if the total album or song size is more than 10MB, you won't be able to download it with 3G.

I tried downloading an album a few days ago and couldn't because the album was more than 10MB even though each song was less than 10MB.

Are you sure? I downloaded an album the day it launched and it worked.

 

[SpaceKitty]

Are you sure? I downloaded an album the day it launched and it worked.

This happened with us too. I tried purchasing Alice Cooper's Along Came a Spider and was told it was over 10MB and that I had to download it over a wifi. Checking each song at home, they were under 10MB each. Apparent;y it's checking for total download size.

 

[hexonxonx]

Are you sure? I downloaded an album the day it launched and it worked.

I've had that happen as well when trying to buy a CD. I got the warning that the CD was over 10 MB and that I had to use WiFi or do it at home.

 

[benflick]

May I ask what DRM is?

 

[Night Spring]

May I ask what DRM is?

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=drm

 

[daveishere]

As of the Macworld Keynote 8M of the 10M songs in iTunes are DRM free, with the promise of making all 10M DRM free by end of Q1.

 

[deadsouls]

lol @ ppl buying songs from itunes

 

[jmccullough108]

lol @ ppl buying songs from itunes

lol @ those that illegally download music

 

[hexonxonx]

lol @ those that illegally download music

Agreed. How do these morons think that the artists make their money? If nobody buys, the music goes away.

 

[sdsvtdriver]

touring.

it sure isn't from downloads. One example:

Tim Sloane of Ijamsville, MD asks: Al, which of these purchasing methods should I use in order to make sure the most profit gets to you: Buying one of your albums on CD, or buying one of your albums on iTunes?

I am extremely grateful for your support, no matter which format you choose to legally obtain my music in, so you should do whatever makes the most sense for you personally. But since you ASKED… I actually do get significantly more money from CD sales, as opposed to downloads. This is the one thing about my renegotiated record contract that never made much sense to me. It costs the label NOTHING for somebody to download an album (no manufacturing costs, shipping, or really any overhead of any kind) and yet the artist (me) winds up making less from it. Go figure.

http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm


Seems like the record companies see more money in their future.