On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Brad DerManouelian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:09 PM, <a href="mailto:jarpublic@gmail.com">jarpublic@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
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> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Brian Wood <<a href="mailto:beww@beww.org">beww@beww.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Tuesday 06 January 2009 15:59:43 Robert Johnston wrote:<br>
> > 2009/1/6 Josh <<a href="mailto:jaw1959@gmail.com">jaw1959@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
> > > Will there be a way to remove DRM from existing iTunes files?<br>
> ><br>
> > Yes. You pay $0.30 apiece and they're "Upgraded" to the iTunes Plus<br>
> > format (The DRM-Free option).<br>
><br>
> Bummer, I don't want to send them MORE money.<br>
><br>
> They are also higher bitrate files in addition to being DRM free.<br>
> Although that is still of little consolation when you "rebuying"<br>
> your music.<br>
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</div></div>They don't mention if they will remain the higher bitrates when the<br>
whole store goes DRM-free. I have a feeling they will sell all 128k<br>
without DRM for the same price as the 128k with DRM now.<br>
</blockquote></div><br>They're still calling it "iTunesPlus" which means both DRM-free and 256k. Certainly the couple of songs I upgraded today are 256k.<br><br>There are a couple of issues with upgrades though: you can't upgrade songs you got for free (via promotions etc), and I've got one album that isn't recognised as upgradable - I can only buy it again if I want the "plus" version.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Steve<br><br>