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EMI Enters DRM-Free Pact with PassAlong

EMI Enters DRM-Free Pact with PassAlong

Major music label EMI has entered into a deal with PassAlong Networks to offer songs from EMI’s music catalog in DRM-free MP3 format via PassAlong’s network of StoreBlocks-drive online stores. The files will be encoded at a high-quality bit rate (320 Kbps) and, since they’re free of DRM and in a widely-supported format, they’ll work on everything from mobile phones to stereo systems to computers to iPods.

Tennesee-based PassAlong Networks’ StoreBlocks technology is used by over 100 online music stores to offer online music purchases to customers—examples include Proctor & Gamble’s Julie’s Jukebox, HomeMadeSimple.com’s music store, and TransWorld’s f.y.e. (for your entertainent).

Apple Launches DRM-Free iTunes Plus

Apple today launched iTunes Plus, a new addition to its existing iTunes service which offers AAC music tracks from major label EMI at 256 Kbps encoding (twice the rate of standard iTunes purchases) at $1.29 per track—and without Apple’s FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) technology. That means users can play iTunes Plus tracks on any music player (or using any application) which supports AAC encoding, rather than the tracks being restricted to playback using iTunes or Apple iPods.

“This is a tremendous milestone for digital music,” said Eric Nicoli, CEO of EMI Group. “Consumers are going to love listening to higher quality iTunes Plus tracks from their favorite EMI artists with no usage restrictions.”

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