Apart from the (for once) good EMI, we all know the majors labels refuse to license DRM-free tracks on the iTunes Store. Good news is that in the meantime, Apple has been quietly licensing DRM-free content from various independents and digital distributors, and beefing the protection-free iTunes Plus in the process.
Independent's see the benefits of DRM free and iTunes simply represents a bigger venue for them to sell.
With Brussels-based PIAS Entertainment Group licensing roughly 44,000 DRM-free tracks from its roster of 200 labels this weekend and PIAS, which offers a range of services to its member labels, offering its content as unprotected AACs at 99-cents each - things are looking up.
Value-added offerings involving Ticketmaster and iTunes ringtones are also being bundled.
Which means all good for the music loving consumer! Yay!
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