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Deutsche Grammophon, one of the world’s most prominent classical music labels, and a subsidiary of Universal, has decided the wave of the future is high-bit DRM-free MP3 files. Deutsche Grammophon have launched their own web store, featuring 320 kbps MP3 files for its entire classical music catalog. Universal (as well as the U.K.’s EMI has also been experimenting with their own DRM-free downloads.
Since many pieces of classical music can go on for lengths of 20+ minutes,� Deutsche Grammophon has developed a pricing system based on time, with increased price for pieces over 7 minutes long, and all shorter tracks selling for �1.29 a piece. DRM might be in the dying stage of its career, but what does this mean for iTunes? — Andrew Dobrow
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