Wal-Mart to Begin Selling DRM-Free Music

zekrahminator · Aug 23, 2007

It doesn't matter how much DRM-free music EMI Group PLC. and Universal Music Group make, if nobody sells it, there's no point. Thankfully, Wal-Mart realized this, and quickly remedied that problem. For $0.92 per song, or $9.22 per album (slightly less than iTunes, Napster, and other competitors), you can get yourself DRM-free songs from the previously mentioned record labels. Songs will be distributed as Windows Media Audio (WMA) files, and there is no mention as to what the bit-rate will be.

Currently, iTunes and Amazon are the only vendors selling DRM-Free music, but they will soon be joined by Wal-Mart, iTunes, and hopefully several others.

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JrRacinFan · Aug 23, 2007

WALLY-WORLD FTW! They always have the coolest stuff!

Mediocre · Aug 23, 2007

JrRacinFan said:
WALLY-WORLD FTW! They always have the coolest stuff!

Yeah the best 'made in china' stuff

I go all the time :laugh:

Oh and Zek:

zekrahminator said:
Currently, iTunes and ... joined by Wal-Mart, iTunes, and hopefully several others.

Source: Nordic Hardware

wazzledoozle · Aug 23, 2007

Actually its less expensive than iTunes, which is $1.99 a song for drm-less music.

Mediocre · Aug 23, 2007

wazzledoozle said:
Actually its less expensive than iTunes, which is $1.99 a song for drm-less music.

Wow, so more than 1/2 off....Walmarts a bargain

Nemesis881 · Aug 23, 2007

yay walmart!! Itunes isn't even really DRM-free, it imbeds your name and is an ipod format.

WarEagleAU · Aug 23, 2007

Well if 99 cents is the defacto price, walmart always sells for less, so Id like to see 89 cents be the price from them.

Wile E · Aug 23, 2007

Somebody should probably mention that Wal-Mart only carries edited music in their library. No Explicit content at all.

JrRacinFan · Aug 23, 2007

Wile E said:
Somebody should probably mention that Wal-Mart only carries edited music in their library. No Explicit content at all.

So, a music gift card for an 11-13 y/o's birthday would be perfect then!!!!

That has its ups & downs.

Wile E · Aug 23, 2007

JrRacinFan said:
So, a music gift card for an 11-13 y/o's birthday would be perfect then!!!!

That has its ups & downs.

Oh yeah, I'm not saying it's a completely bad thing, but I'm sure more than a few people here would've been upset to find out the songs they just bought were edited.

wazzledoozle · Aug 26, 2007

Correction - iTunes DRM-Free music is $1.29. Still more expensive.

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Wal-Mart to Begin Selling DRM-Free Music

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Served 5k and counting ...

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