EMI to Offer DRM-free Digital Music
At a press conference earlier today, the EMI Group announced that it will begin to offer DRM-free music downloads. Eric Nicoli, CEO of the music industry giant, was joined by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, as they addressed an issue that has been of great public interest and concern.
The EMI Group's press release clarifies that the new, "DRM-free music will complement EMI's existing range of standard DRM-protected downloads already available. From today, EMI's retailers will be offered downloads of tracks and albums in the DRM-free audio format of their choice in a variety of bit rates up to CD quality." They continue, "EMI's new DRM-free products will enable full interoperability of digital music across all devices and platforms."
For more on the legal issues surrounding music in cyberspace check Berkman Fellow Urs Gasser's and Silke Ernst's of the University of St. Gallen 2006 report: "From Shakespeare to DJ Danger Mouse: A Quick Look at Copyright and User Creativity in the Digital Age."
The EMI-iTunes story has been reported broadly across the Internet today, as this mark a departure from standard recording industry practices and follows Steve Jobs declaration, earlier this year, that DRM was an obstacle to overcome.
The EMI Group's press release clarifies that the new, "DRM-free music will complement EMI's existing range of standard DRM-protected downloads already available. From today, EMI's retailers will be offered downloads of tracks and albums in the DRM-free audio format of their choice in a variety of bit rates up to CD quality." They continue, "EMI's new DRM-free products will enable full interoperability of digital music across all devices and platforms."
For more on the legal issues surrounding music in cyberspace check Berkman Fellow Urs Gasser's and Silke Ernst's of the University of St. Gallen 2006 report: "From Shakespeare to DJ Danger Mouse: A Quick Look at Copyright and User Creativity in the Digital Age."
The EMI-iTunes story has been reported broadly across the Internet today, as this mark a departure from standard recording industry practices and follows Steve Jobs declaration, earlier this year, that DRM was an obstacle to overcome.