Supported iTunes Store's DRM free initiative

I updated my year old DRMed music collection, and purchased a new album off the new DRM free iTuens Store Plus. Apple still includes data about who bought the track, but the digital locking mechanism has been removed.

The tracks are stored in .m4a containers (AAC codec, part of the MPEG-4 spesification) vs. the regular DRMed tracks .m4p container. ("a" for audio, "p" for protected.)

To play AAC on Linux you need a decoder like FAAD. Package available trough KUbuntu multiverse.

For me personally I have nothing against my account information being embedded in the files. I can play my songs in Amarok now, and that is all that really matters.

I think it was a wise move by Apple and EMI to drop DRM. Amazon is said to be offering the same tracks from EMI DRM free sometime after the summer.

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3 comments

This is a step in the right direction. Hope the rest will follow. I don't buy music from Itunes, never, but still those who do can enjoy DRM-free music now

Comment by Kent Vegard Evjen at 2007-06-02 @242.

I was curious as to what you would think about your private information being stored on your files, seeing how paranoid you are about your digital privacy ;P

I personally don't see exactly what damage files that only I am supposed to use, contain my e-mail address (account name)and full name.

Glad you don't care either.
This is also, of course, an old feature. Music purchased from the iTunes Store have always contained that information.

I'm having difficulties filtering out which of my music is released by EMI, though…

Comment by Magnus Damli at 2007-06-02 @904.

Follow the link in the post abouve to be taken directly to Itunes Store Plus where you will find all DRM free music.

And it does not mater what information is stored in the files on my computer. External files however…

Comment by Daniel Aleksandersen at 2007-06-03 @020.

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