Major Labels to Offer Unrestricted MP3s

Wed Dec 6, 2006 5:57 PM EST

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Alex Veiga, AP Real Estate Writer

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insert_name_here

Woohoo! There are now TWO major label tracks available without DRM.

I feel so much better about supporting major labels now.

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#1 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 6:13 PM EST

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Eric Atienza

Relient K's "Must Have Done Something Right"... went on sale for 99 cents each as MP3 downloads Tuesday via Yahoo Inc.'s online music service.

If this album is anything like the last one, they should sell the whole thing for 99 cents; not just the single.

Good for EMI though. Five or six years behind their customers, but still far ahead of their competitors.

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2 votes

#2 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 6:43 PM EST

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Ryan Stolte-Sawa

WTF YOU MEAN BROH, RELIENT K ARE DE BOMB.

Agreed--EMI are thinking forward.

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1 vote

#2.1 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 6:57 PM EST

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Henry VII

MP3s are terrible. Unless I can get this in lossless format - I'll still have to buy the CDs to get high quality audio.

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1 vote

#3 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 7:14 PM EST

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sigemund

I am with you for the most part, but I recently got hooked on eMusic. I use it mostly to discover new music that I wouldn't likely have heard otherwise. Now, I just buy CDs of my very favorite bands where I really care about quality, or when it's not available on eMusic. I used to never, ever use download services b/c I didn't want to pay for inferior quality, but eMusic has been so convenient that I've finally capitulated and gone with the "eh, it's good enough" approach.

Now if it were 99 cents/download, I'd just get the CD, but with eMusic, it's a MUCH better value.

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1 vote

#3.1 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 7:29 PM EST

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gecko85

I use VBR LAME encoded MP3's, and they're decent enough. Much better than most of the crappy MP3's out there. (eMusic uses 192 VBR)

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#3.2 - Thu Dec 7, 2006 12:46 AM EST

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Michael the Great

Now if they would only drop their price to about a dime a track, we'd really have something. Allofmp3 has rather conclusively proved there is a huge demand for BUYING music, without DRM, for about a dime each. After all, you can listen to the radio for free.

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1 vote

#4 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 7:19 PM EST

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rhodezone

The idea appears sound: pop heads will pay a premium for access to the newest, hottest track without DRM. The law of diminishing returns is strictly enforced in cyberspace due to file sharing, so the majors can rediscover their margins by generating demand for their artists as normal, setting a date and online venue, and making releases into events.

Then get creative with them. Create listening parties. Sell out venues across the country equipped with short throw wi-fi access to the track or album, for example. Simulcast a live performance. There's a lot of opportunity in a world without residual royalties, but it's spontaneous and conducive to real performing artists.

What the heck is Relient K? I think I had a car by that name. It wasn't very reliant either.

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#6 - Wed Dec 6, 2006 7:43 PM EST

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Eric Atienza

Reliant K is a christian punk band. I have no idea how they are still around. Last time I heard anything about them was about 4 years ago. And it was pretty crappy.

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#6.1 - Thu Dec 7, 2006 12:23 AM EST

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