We've made two additions to the guide to DRM free living -- Rhapsody and
Naxos. Rhapsody is now offering MP3 downloads of lots of popular music,
including all the major labels.
From their website —
Experience DRM-Freedom: Rhapsody MP3s aren't
restricted by DRM. If acronyms aren't your
thing, that means; when you buy a song or album from Rhapsody you can do
whatever you want with it. Put it on your iPod or any other MP3 player,
play it on as many computers as you want, or burn it to a CD as many
times as you want.
Naxos has also moved to MP3 -- making audiobooks available in the
format, with a huge selection of contemporary and classic titles, Naxos
is a great place to get audiobooks.
What does this tell us? Well for one, Audible and iTunes are yet again, deceiving users with their DRM-laden materials. It also shows that more and more people are saying no to Digital Restrictions Management and that existing services are having to adapt to meet those demands.