That's odd that the article has been pulled. At the same time, we have this from AllThingsD:
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090908/let-it-be-beatles-still-not-coming-to-itunes-tomorrow/
Is everyone throwing us off the trail for a big surprise? I highly doubt it, even if Yoko seemed to say that. I'm keeping my hopes low for tomorrow since I've been let down too much in the past by this annual rumour.
... not that it really matters to me. I already ripped most of their songs into my iTunes library, so I won't be buying anything from iTunes.
... not that it really matters to me. I already ripped most of their songs into my iTunes library, so I won't be buying anything from iTunes.
I don't understand why EMI would be concerned about piracy through iTunes. At least iTunes has the option for DRM, as opposed to the millions of copies of illegally downloaded Beatles songs that are already floating around.
I don't understand why EMI would be concerned about piracy through iTunes. At least iTunes has the option for DRM, as opposed to the millions of copies of illegally downloaded Beatles songs that are already floating around.
I agree there are probably millions of pirated Beatles songs out there. I was referring to ones I ripped from CDs and albums that I own, which is where my library came from.
By the way, NOBODY has discussed this possible wildcard: the Amazon MP3 Download service.
It's not ridiculously far-fetched that EMI literally "out of the blue" announces the remastered albums in the stereo versions will be available on the Amazon MP3 Download service starting on 9 September 2009 in the US and UK stores. Now THAT will be a gigantic coup for Jeff Bezos, to say the least.
If it's £0.99/ $1.29 per song then might as well just buy the CDs.
By the way, NOBODY has discussed this possible wildcard: the Amazon MP3 Download service.
It's not ridiculously far-fetched that EMI literally "out of the blue" announces the remastered albums in the stereo versions will be available on the Amazon MP3 Download service starting on 9 September 2009 in the US and UK stores. Now THAT will be a gigantic coup for Jeff Bezos, to say the least.
Why would I release my songs to a company with 8% market share vs. one with with 69%?