Comments on: iTunes Going DRM-Free http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/itunes_going_drmfree/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:01:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Theinfamousone http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/itunes_going_drmfree/#comment-178645 Theinfamousone Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-178645 Yay this is truly been a historic last 3 weeks for file sharing. iTunes goes completely DRM free the RIAA stops suing file sharers and the ISPs tell the RIAA they aren't going to do anything about "piracy". We won! Yay this is truly been a historic last 3 weeks for file sharing. iTunes goes completely DRM free the RIAA stops suing file sharers and the ISPs tell the RIAA they aren’t going to do anything about “piracy”. We won!

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/itunes_going_drmfree/#comment-178646 soulxtc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-178646 @Infamous It really has been nice these last few weeks! @Infamous
It really has been nice these last few weeks!

]]> By: tsieling http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/itunes_going_drmfree/#comment-178647 tsieling Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-178647 > At long last it seems that Apple has finally decided to embrace DRM-free music I'm sure what you meant to write is that 'finally the music industry and apple have reached agreement on pricing flexibility and drm-free music. Nearly two years ago Jobs penned an open letter to the music industry calling for DRM-free conditions on licensing: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/ The issue is and always has been keeping licensees happy. Given that an early release of iTunes had the banner "Rip Mix Burn" I'd say that Apple has been all for DRM-free music for a long time. It's also worth pointing out that iphone users have been able to make itunes purchases with the iphone for a while now but that it was only when using wifi. Again this was likely due to a 3rd party relationship issue with the carriers and not apple wanting to screw people. > At long last it seems that Apple has finally decided to embrace DRM-free music

I’m sure what you meant to write is that ‘finally the music industry and apple have reached agreement on pricing flexibility and drm-free music. Nearly two years ago Jobs penned an open letter to the music industry calling for DRM-free conditions on licensing: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

The issue is and always has been keeping licensees happy. Given that an early release of iTunes had the banner “Rip Mix Burn” I’d say that Apple has been all for DRM-free music for a long time.

It’s also worth pointing out that iphone users have been able to make itunes purchases with the iphone for a while now but that it was only when using wifi. Again this was likely due to a 3rd party relationship issue with the carriers and not apple wanting to screw people.

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