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Information Technology News Amazon may offer DRM-free music from major labels
Information Technology News Amazon may offer DRM-free music from major labels | Amazon may offer DRM-free music from major labels |
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| Written by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 25 April 2007 | |
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EMI has already indicated a willingness to provide unprotected tracks in any format a retailer cares to sell, so it would be surprising if a EMI/Amazon deal wasn't imminent.
One card Amazon could play is going along with the labels' desire for variable prices (eg, selling new tracks at higher prices than older material), something Apple has so far opposed.
The iTunes Store has a market share of around 80 percent, making it an attractive target for competitors, especially one that's done as well in online retail as Amazon.{moscomment}
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