Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

Amazon ’s joining the ranks of DRM - free medicine distributors with the launching of an MP3 - only download depot that will declare oneself “ millions of Song dynasty ” from “ more than 12,000 record labels ” with no copy protections whatsoever . go those labels , naturally , is the record industry’sDRM - freetown bicycle , EMI , who is curiously the only recording label advert by name of the 12,000 , so we can bet no other John Roy Major are on board . Yet , anyway .

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The MP3 - only move is an obvious swipe at Apple , who is tender their DRM - free tracksin AAC . ( Jeff Bezos : “ Our MP3 - only strategy means all the music that customers buy on Amazon is always DRM - free and plays on any equipment . ” )

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Of course , a real swipe at Apple would be to offer the tracks for 99 cents , undercutting them by about 25 percent , but no cost or launching date was mentioned by Amazon . Of course , you ’ll know when we do . no matter , the music download market ’s starting to get real interesting .

Let ’s just hope Amazon has the balls to take it up a nick . Or rather , down a notch . 99 cents . add up on , guy cable , make yourselves a substantial competitor against iTunes and kvetch - start the market . The sooner we get this going , the better for all of us : consumers , distributors , the industriousness , and the creative person .

Update : fit in to a rep , neither pricing nor other label will be announced until launching “ later this year . ” Looks like an end - of - the - month , surprise psyche - to - head confrontation with Apple is out of the card , so Amazon comfortably have something slammin ’ up their arm with the lead time iTunes is go to have on them .

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