<![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:36:53 EDT Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:36:53 EDT http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php#c1197308 @dennisobell: I suppose getting the DRM-free tracks in FLAC is too much to hope for.

Hyman Decent

]]> 33:248780:c1197308 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:36:53 EDT <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php#c1196973 Hmm, very interesting indeed. Roll on tomorrow...

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:248780:c1196973 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:02:35 EDT <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php#c1196829 wonder how they'll mark the difference between DRM protected tracks and unprotected EMI tracks. probably just an MP3 flag like the Explicit or Clean ones. Though it would be funny to see one that says DRM.

pinder

]]> 33:248780:c1196829 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:02:35 EDT <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php#c1196630 One downside that I'm sure some netizens will bitch about tomorrow is that Apple will likely continue to sell songs in the AAC format, not MP3. They'll be unprotected AACs, I'll bet, but they won't be pulling an eMusic and selling in the most trafficked format.

Nonetheless, this is good news.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:248780:c1196630 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:02:16 EDT <![CDATA[One Down: EMI Teams Up With Apple, Becomes First Major To Drop DRM]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/emi/one-down-emi-teams-up-with-apple-becomes-first-major-to-drop-drm-248780.php#c1196227 I'd find this shocking and incredible if it didn't come out on this day (of all days).

dylanw

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