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The new service, due out Thursday, is all about non rights-protected digital music downloads.
Digital rights management will not be incorporated into the digital music tracks the company plans on selling for $.88 each. Michael Robertson, the original creator of MP3.com, and now MP3tunes.com believes that DRM free tracks truly offer the consumer freedom.
ÒBecause the tracks will be offered in MP3 format, buyers can use the music they purchase on virtually any digital music player or computer, as well as make unlimited copies of their songs and burn their music onto CD,Ó stated Robertson.
At launch the new digital music download site will offer a few hundred thousand tracks from a number of independent labels. MP3tunes.com has yet to approach any of the major record labels yet. Although Record Labels are very concerned about piracy and a non-DRM protected track is closer to being exchanged freely Robertson sees his company as pushing the envelope.
For the full story:
Macworld UK - DRM-free music service launches next week