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Napster takes on iTunes by offering six million tracks DRM-free, for just 99 cents - Tech Digest
Napster has gone from strength to strength in recent months, proving that the once-illegal P2P service really does have a place in today's music industry. In addition to sampling Scarlett Johansson's album ahead of the official release, they've just grabbed all that nasty DRM from their paid downloads, and flushed it down the toilet. As of today, all of the six million tracks they offer customers will be available in unprotected 25kkbps MP3 form, for only 99 cents. Considering the previous DRM-ridden tracks were just 192kbps, that's mighty generous of the music giant. Here's the best bit though - Napster has managed to pull off the coup of the century, convincing all four major record labels to support them in their attack on DRM tracks. Apple's iTunes offers...
Katherine Hannaford