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Entire EMI Catalog DRM Free

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Entire EMI Catalog DRM Free
The Beatles weren’t the talk of today’s joint press conference held by EMI Group and Apple in London, Itunes' /></a> be rolled out in the coming weeks with options for DRM free WMA and MP3 sales as well.</p> <p>All tracks are promised at higher bit rates and with better sound quality than current downloads. In a move that other retailers are sure to mimic, iTunes will offer full album downloads for the current $9.99 price and 20-30 cent song 7digital' /></a> Which online retailers will be able to retool first to offer duel formats? Some like the UK's 7Digital who already offer multiple formats should see at least temporary traffic increases. 7Digital announced this morning that it is the first to offer EMI tracks in the mp3 format.</p> <p>And then there's Amazon who seemed on the verge of opening an mp3 only store and is rumored to be close to buying mp3 subscription service eMusic - the second largest download site after iTunes? On the<a href=Amazon' /></a> one hand it broadens its offerings immensely and on the other it opens up a world of competition.  Or does the combination of the world's largest DRM free subscription service (eMusic) with the most respected online retailer of music and books (Amazon) selling fully open tracks in the MP3 format playable on any device create the first real competition to the iTunes/iPod monopoly?</p> <em>This story was prepared with help from Erin Smith of Skyline Innovations <a href=

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