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Universal Goes DRM Free... But Not On iTunes
Mark Ramshaw
0 comments 10 August 2007
Universal Music Group has announced that it will begin selling music without Digital Rights Management Protection, but not through iTunes.
Unrestricted MP3 files of songs from many of the multi-million selling artists in its roster will be available to buy online through vendors such as Amazon, Google, and RealNetworks, but iTunes users are set to miss out. Universal claims that it intends to use iTunes' sales of DRM-enabled tracks as a control group, but there is speculation that the move is intended to put a brake on Apple’s lead in the online music retail market. The trial run is initially intended to end on January 31st, 2008.
“Universal Music Group is committed to exploring new ways to expand the availability of our artists’ music online, while offering consumers the most choice in how and where they purchase and enjoy our music,” says Universal’s CEO Doug Morris.
Read the full story here.
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