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iTunes music isn't drm free?

• sgjohnson 3y ago
  It depends. In most cases, if purchased, it is DRM free.
• al_borland 3y ago
  iTunes music is DRM free. This is for the iTunes Store, not Apple Music (which is for streaming).
  • olliej 3y ago
    It looks like DRM removal might be a post-2009 thing? (from wikipedia) Music on the iTunes Store was the original use case for the development of the FairPlay DRM scheme (such friendly naming!). It was apparently the SJ "Thoughts on Music" letter that started the end of DRM for purchased music, but my somewhat cynical opinion is that was also the point where streaming was becoming more plausible and streaming services complete undermine everything by explicitly removing the option to buy music.
    • al_borland 3y ago
      Regardless of the reason, removing DRM was a good thing. The DRM free store is still available, and it was done years before Apple got into streaming.