[thegelding]

i would love to buy some drm-free songs at the iTMS to show support for this process....but it seems you can't browse or search by record label or drm-free or by kbps or bitrate (looking for 256kbps songs)...

does anybody know:

how to search for emi or drm-free at the iTMS?
or
if the drm-free songs are even on the iTMS yet?
or
how we can get apple to broaden the search for drm-free at their site?

thanks

g

[chucker]

Originally Posted by thegelding how to search for emi or drm-free at the iTMS?

I don't believe this is currently possible.

Somewhat related, though, you can search your local library or EMI songs, thanks to Spotlight.

if the drm-free songs are even on the iTMS yet?

Not until May:

[..] from the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com) worldwide in May.

how we can get apple to broaden the search for drm-free at their site?

By using the iTunes Feedback form or the Radar bug tracker.

[doublem9876]

Originally Posted by chucker Not until May

Wow. Somehow my brain managed to avoid this useful information.

[morningstarrising]

Yeah everyone was too busy hyping the DRM-free, that the release date got over looked.

And yuo'll know what songs are DRM-free by the prices, since they won't be .99 cents. 1.29 a single from what I remember reading. $9.99 still for an album.

[ccoulson]

Originally Posted by morningstarrising Yeah everyone was too busy hyping the DRM-free, that the release date got over looked. And yuo'll know what songs are DRM-free by the prices, since they won't be .99 cents. 1.29 a single from what I remember reading. $9.99 still for an album.

So, If I already bought an EMI album for $9.99, can I get the DRM-free version for free?

[chucker]

Originally Posted by ccoulson So, If I already bought an EMI album for $9.99, can I get the DRM-free version for free?

Apple has made no statement on that.