9to5Mac believes
that Sony BMG will soon begin offering their music catalog to Apple in
the iTunes Plus format. iTunes Plus is Apple's marketing term for
higher quality (256kbit) audio tracks without any copy protection
(DRM). Apple first started selling iTunes Plus tracks from EMI in May, 2007.
Despite Apple's willingness to sell DRM-free music, the other major
record labels have withheld this ability from the company in an effort
to reduce iTunes' marketshare in digital music downloads. The biggest
beneficiary appears to be Amazon who currently offers DRM-free digital
downloads from all four major music studios.
Sony BMG's iTunes participation would leave Universal Music Group and
Warner Music Group as the remaining Apple holdouts. If true, Macworld
San Francisco could be a possible announcement date for the new
agreement.
Source : http://www.macrumors.com/
that Sony BMG will soon begin offering their music catalog to Apple in
the iTunes Plus format. iTunes Plus is Apple's marketing term for
higher quality (256kbit) audio tracks without any copy protection
(DRM). Apple first started selling iTunes Plus tracks from EMI in May, 2007.
Despite Apple's willingness to sell DRM-free music, the other major
record labels have withheld this ability from the company in an effort
to reduce iTunes' marketshare in digital music downloads. The biggest
beneficiary appears to be Amazon who currently offers DRM-free digital
downloads from all four major music studios.
Sony BMG's iTunes participation would leave Universal Music Group and
Warner Music Group as the remaining Apple holdouts. If true, Macworld
San Francisco could be a possible announcement date for the new
agreement.
Source : http://www.macrumors.com/
