Amazon and Warner join to offer copy-free music

Amazon and Warner Music have teamed up to offer music downloads that come without copy protection, meaning that the files can be played on almost any digital audio device. Amazon MP3 will launch sales of these music downloads next week.

The price of the music downloads is still yet to be announced, although at the moment, Amazon MP3 sells songs for 89 or 99 cents. Amazon MP3 has been active since September and has more than 2.9 millions songs in its library. All of the music downloads are DRM-free.

This is a major step for Amazon and will add another string to the download-store’s bow. When Amazon MP3 first launched, many tipped it as an iTunes killer. Although it is yet to reach the same level as iTunes, Amazon MP3 has come close and appears to be flourishing despite the popularity of free music downloads and P2P filesharing software.

“Consumers want flexibility with respect to what they can do with music once they purchase it,” said Michael Nash, senior vice president, Digital Strategy and Business Development for Warner Music Group.

Quite right too.

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Posted on 30 December 2007 by mike in News

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