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fuchikoma: Album prices are already usually a bargain - I hope they don't change. I don't buy individual tracks (so far yet) but if I wanted one at $1.29... I'd ... more »
frigg: The labels have been pushing hard on this for awhile while Apple resisted. Looks like the labels finally got their way. I bet it's because the origina... more »
strider_mt2k: Lemmings. more »
Kaiser-Machead: Hopefully, "popular" music means that I find the majority of the stuff that gets a price hike, pure and pungent shit. more »
Redwraithvienna: If your prediction comes true and the Studios will earn less with 1.29 USD then with .99 USD due to selling a lot less they will go back to the old sy... more »
Kaiser-Machead: "Supply and demand". Poppycock my good douche! Now see here. You want to raise the prices on your phonographic wares while higher demand would only me... more »
SJBritish: back to limewire it is more »
frigg: BUT HUMANS ARE STILL MORTAL AND DIE!!! WTF? WHY APPLE, WHY DO YOU STILL CONDONE HUMAN MORTALITY??? more »
OMG! Ponies!: It would sure be a shame for you to lose all your music. Of course, if you pay us a little bit more, maybe you won't have to worry about DRM comin' ... more »
Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So I can pay Apple to remove the DRM that I didn't want in the first place? Yay! more »
Rabid Penguin: I still just buy CDs... more »
UnexpectedEOF: I don't get why this couldn't have been available at the start more »
frigg: So, I take it, if you write a book and try and sell it in as an audio book, you and your family are cool with readers stealing it since some unrelated... more »
dhlt25: ha suckers, i bought all of my music from amazon. more »
spider2544: dude just go steal the music. you already paid for it. more »
chonnes: So you're saying that each of your $9.99 albums averages 12 tracks right? Hence the additional $3 @ .25 cents per track. Overall, you are paying .25 c... more »
Dearhaw: I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I understand the frustration, and I, too, would be pissed off if I had tons of DRMed iTMS songs in... more »
TechManErik: Well im no expert, but: 1) Backup songs. 2) Delete the ones you dont want to upgrade. 3) Upgrade. 4) Re-upload other songs. Simple. Easy. Works. I nee... more »
d_r_e: BTW, that really does suck that you can't choose what songs to upgrade individually. What a fucking lame thing to do. This is totally going to piss of... more »
d_r_e: @ Wilson Rothman - "That would mean that all those albums I paid $9.99 for would actually cost me $13 in the end. That's the same amount the damn CD w... more »

#itunes

iTunes "Popular Songs Cost More Money" Pricing Goes Live April 7
Originally promised to launch on April 1, iTunes' new tiered pricing plan—with popular songs running $1.29, and not-so-popular songs fetching as little as 69 cents—will go live on April 7. More »
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You Can Now Upgrade Your iTunes Library One Track or Album at a Time
Though we're glad iTunes went DRM-free, we were pissed you had to upgrade your entire collection to DRM-less, 256kbps bliss. But now you can upgrade individual tracks (30 cents each) or albums (prices vary). [iLounge]
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iTunes Wants $250 To Upgrade My Music Collection (Or the Deal's Off)
I knew I had a full-blown music-purchasing problem when I went to "upgrade" my iTunes collection—raising the quality and stripping the pestilential DRM—and the grand total came to an all-or-nothing $250. More »
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Yep, iTunes Embeds Your Email Address in DRM-Free Tracks, Move Along
Yes, iTunes embeds your email address in its DRM-free iTunes Plus files, which now make up the entire iTunes store. But don't panic—it's been like this since iTunes Plus launched. More »
#drm

Sony To Bring DRM-Free Music to iTunes, Says Rumor
Word is that Sony is going to be joining EMI in Apple's iTunes Plus. That's the ~~extra-cost,~~ higher-MP3-quality DRM-free option in iTunes. EMI's currently the only major label in iTunes Plus, so the addition of Sony would be a major coup for Apple to say the least. This is just a rumor though, so watch this space. [9 to 5 Mac via TechDigest]
#apple

iTunes Plus Tracks Really Officially 99 Cents Each
In case you only believe things once they are in press release form, you'll be happy to hear that Apple's official statement re-confirms what we already confirmed yesterday: iTunes Plus DRM-free tracks will now cost 99-cents across the board. Like some of you commenters have already pointed out, competition is a sweet thing indeed. UPDATE: According to Phil at Apple 2.0, "The Upgrade My Library feature...is still charging existing customers 30% extra for DRM-free songs." So keep an eye on that. [Apple]
#thefourthbeatle

George Harrison's catalog is now on iTunes, including a 2001 remaster of the All Things Must Pass double album in 256Kbps DRM-free MP3 for just $9.99. Maybe this should be a Dealzmodo. [iTunes]
#poll

Is There a Problem with User Data Embedded in iTunes Tracks?
So we know that Apple embeds your user data in those DRM-free iTunes Plus songs. Some people have gotten up in arms about it, saying it constitutes a form of DRM, while others say you don't have anything to worry about if you're not planning on pirating the music. More »
#mtwho

EMI, Apple and YouTube Officially In Love Triangle; Warner Music Attempts Solo Project
Apple adds YouTube to Apple TV. EMI tracks are now sold DRM-free on iTunes. The triangle completes itself today, as EMI announced that it would share a bunch of EMI music videos on YouTube, and even "let" users integrate some of EMI's copyrighted material into their own homemade productions. Let's see what happens when (yes, when) that content includes the entire Beatles catalog. More »
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More on the iTunes Plus High Quality, 256kbps Bitrate Tracks
If Charlie's take on the iTunes Plus songs wasn't enough for you, then check out our own Wilson Rothman's piece in the NYT about the same subject. More »
#earson

Listening Test Compares iTunes Plus to iTunes 128kbps
Today is a big day for music downloaders, because iTunes is finally offering DRM-free music for your listening pleasure. To sweeten the deal, each also has a lighter AAC compression applied to it, 256kbps instead of iTunes' customary 128kbps. More »
#sorrypirates

DRM-free iTunes Songs Have Embedded User Info
So now that you have iTunes Plus that means you can go ahead and download DRM-free songs. Awesome, right? Yes, it's very awesome. But if you thought that meant you could now buy songs from iTunes and then torrent them to help your ratio at Senor Sleazy's Pirate Palace, you might want to hold off. More »
#nodrm

Apple Launches iTunes 7.2 and iTunes Plus
Just a quick note for those of you who are looking forward to the EMI DRM-Free iTunes tracks rumored to be launching this week. Apple's just updated iTunes to version 7.2, and added iTunes Plus support. iTunes Plus is the new higher quality, DRM-free music store that sells at $1.29 per track we've been talking about since April. More »