Apple iTunes has just announced it intends to make all music on it's iTunes store DRM free. Since the beginning of Itunes, all music purchased is "digital rights managed", meaning songs purchased off of iTunes are limited in whom they can be shared with, what devices they can be placed on, etc. The addition of DRM to all iTunes songs, originally, was a condition that major labels demanded before they were willing to offer their music on iTunes. It's no secret that, since the beginning, iTunes would rather have their music sold DRM free, however labels would not agree to it.
On the flip side, labels have always wanted the ability to have control over the price of their content on iTunes, yet until now, iTunes has remained firmly against it. For the first time, labels now have a choice of selling songs for either .69 cents, .99 cents, or $1.29.
The implementation of both the removal of DRM, and the addition of label price control, is likely a compromise on both the part of iTunes, and the major labels. These new policies are the latest in an ever more apparent trend towards freer information.
