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Sony Takes DRM-free Tunes to Amazon
Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at 3:00 PM - by Jeff Gamet
Sony BMG joined the rest of the big four record labels to offer copy protection-free music through the Amazon MP3 download service on Thursday. The label plans to offer its entire library through the iTunes Store rival before the end of January, according to the New York Times.
Amazon can now boast that it offers DRM-free music from all of the major record labels -- a claim that Apple’s iTunes Store can’t make. To date, only EMI offers songs without copy protection at the iTunes Store.
Sony’s move to go with Amazon MP3 instead of the iTunes Store underscores the music industry’s desire to break what the labels see as Apple’s stronghold on the industry. The Cupertino-based company’s online media store is seen as the market leader and offers standardized per-track song pricing.
The record labels have been pressuring Apple for some time to change from a flat price scheme to variable pricing so that they can charge more for popular songs. To date, Apple has strongly resisted the demand. Amazon, however, agreed and lets labels charge anywhere from US$0.89 to up over a dollar per track.
While Apple has stated that all of the record labels are welcome to offer copy protection-free music through the iTunes Store, EMI is the only company that is.
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