Downloading in College

GoldShadow
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:48:54 +0000

All tracks on iTunes are now DRM-free anyways, so the dude above really has no argument in that regard. (I’m sure they’re not completely clean files, but they’re regular mp3s, playable on however many computers you want, in whatever program you want. Even when they had DRM, it wasn’t at all a hassle to “remove” the DRM.)

No, only tracks from the big four record labels (Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, EMI, Warner Music Group) are going to be DRM-free. Unfortunately, a lot of the music I listen to does not come from artists signed to these labels. And yes, converting files (from AAC to MP3) and removing DRM is a hassle for me. I don’t always have time to spend converting large numbers of files; I would much rather download files in the format of my choice (MP3) without the need to process them.



Of course, some people just need to complain about everything. Even if there was a service as GoldShadow desires, I’m sure he’d find something wrong with it.

It’s a good thing I’m not one of those people! I’m going to check out lockn’s link (thanks by the way, I didn’t know Amazon had such a service), since I’m already an Amazon customer. I actually found some, though not all, of the harder to find songs I’ve been looking for. I may give it a shot.