[mythtv-users] The death blow to DRM has arrived

jarpublic at gmail.com jarpublic at gmail.com
Tue Jan 6 23:23:02 UTC 2009


On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com>wrote:

> On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:09 PM, jarpublic at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 06 January 2009 15:59:43 Robert Johnston wrote:
> > > 2009/1/6 Josh <jaw1959 at gmail.com>:
> > > > Will there be a way to remove DRM from existing iTunes files?
> > >
> > > Yes. You pay $0.30 apiece and they're "Upgraded" to the iTunes Plus
> > > format (The DRM-Free option).
> >
> > Bummer, I don't want to send them MORE money.
> >
> > They are also higher bitrate files in addition to being DRM free.
> > Although that is still of little consolation when you "rebuying"
> > your music.
>
> They don't mention if they will remain the higher bitrates when the
> whole store goes DRM-free. I have a feeling they will sell all 128k
> without DRM for the same price as the 128k with DRM now.
>

As part of the deal the studios got Apple to allow them to do tiered
pricing. I read that there will be 3 tiers initally, $.69, $.99, $1.29. They
will all be in Apple's DRM free format called "iTunes Plus" which is 256
kbit AAC.
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