Sorry to be out of touch for a while. Such is the way of the blog during intense weeks of school : ) Thought you might want to know that Amazon.com just started offering DRM-free music downloads today and the albums are generally a dollar cheaper (sometimes more) than iTunes. For those of you who aren’t aware of DRM (Digital Rights Management), it’s the stuff that will only let you play your iTunes downloads on other devices or more than five computers. It’s the same kind of stuff that won’t let you copy your DVD’s onto your computer as well. They say it’s there to prevent piracy but it has little to no effect on that industry and instead functions primarily as a way to force you to buy a digital version of the movies/music you already own. DRM-free means you can play it on whatever portable Mp3 player you want and on as many computers as you want.
I think I’m switching download loyalties : )
Whoa. That’s pretty crazy amazing.
I’m still old-fashioned though — I love the feel of a real, tangible CD … and the liner booklet!!
I’m not giving up the liner booklets… and I don’t want one of the dumb online PDF versions either, dammit. If someone takes the time to design album art I want to see it in the flesh.
I feel the same way. Unfortunately, physical CD’s are too expensive new and sometimes it’s hard to find a good used store. Or if the album is new and there aren’t any used copies. If money was no object, I’d take the physical copy every day.
And yes, I hate those damn PDF liner notes too : )