It's truly a red-letter day for music fans everywhere. Jobs plans on having half of the entire store DRM-free by the end of the year. Alternatively, you could try emusic, which offers a huge selection of DRM-free indie tracks. If you support the DRM-free movement - and you should - then maybe show your support by dropping a few quid on a couple of DRM-free albums from iTunes.
We tried to upgrade a mere 50 tracks yesterday, however, and it took hours, so either there are technical issues or initial demand was astronomical. This is a lovely geek touch - press a button and your music levels up. Users who have already purchased songs from iTunes can upgrade their files to the new higher-quality versions for about £2 per album. The new tracks cost 20p more (99p rather than 79p) to buy individually, though single album sales remain at the same price.
Currently that's just EMI's catalogue, but Steve Jobs - the Daddy of Apple - said yesterday that there are a huge number of indie labels wanting to get their stuff on iTunes without DRM and at a higher quality. Here are some popular choices: TunesKit DRM Audio Converter: This is a paid tool that can convert DRM-protected iTunes and Audible audiobooks to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, and other formats. ITunes Plus is the name given by Apple to the DRM-free, super high-quality versions of the songs available in the store (256kbps AAC, up from 128kbps AAC, for those interested). There are several iTunes DRM removal software options available, both free and paid.
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