Comments on: iTorture and the eMusic Downgrade Saga http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/ jeff van campen's personal blog Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:31:16 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff VC http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Jeff VC Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:09:21 +0000 http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/#comment-680 @Mike VC I think EMI does charge more. I pretty much immediately burned the tunes to a CD and then ripped the CD. The problem is that: <ol> <li>I paid for the music</li> <li>There is a loss in quality, since you are effectively compressing the music twice.</li> </ol> I'd like to use Amazon, but I can't with a UK credit card. I'm looking forward to them launching the MP3 service in the UK. I read the <a href="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_yorke" rel="nofollow">DB/TY interview</a>. I thought it was a pretty fantastic interview. @Mike VC

I think EMI does charge more.

I pretty much immediately burned the tunes to a CD and then ripped the CD. The problem is that:

  1. I paid for the music
  2. There is a loss in quality, since you are effectively compressing the music twice.

I’d like to use Amazon, but I can’t with a UK credit card. I’m looking forward to them launching the MP3 service in the UK.

I read the DB/TY interview. I thought it was a pretty fantastic interview.

]]> By: Mike VC http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Mike VC Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:09:18 +0000 http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/#comment-623 iPods are evil. iTunes=semi-evil. I have hundreds of songs I bought from iTunes. Now that I have sworn off the limitations of iPods, I am slowly moving all my DRMed music to MP3s. I do about two CDs a night. All you have to do is burn it to CD (in iTunes) and then rip the tunes from the CD into another music program as MP3s. I do it all on the same computer. Isn't EMI charging more for their DRM-free music? I have turned to Amazon for most things I am downloading these days. I love their service (and their prices). They have a limited selection, so I have had to turn to iTunes for an album or two. BTW, did you read the David Byrne interview w/ Thom Yorke and his (DB's) companion piece on the music (delivery) biz in the January _Wired_? I just read it on the plane: quite interesting stuff. iPods are evil. iTunes=semi-evil. I have hundreds of songs I bought from iTunes. Now that I have sworn off the limitations of iPods, I am slowly moving all my DRMed music to MP3s. I do about two CDs a night. All you have to do is burn it to CD (in iTunes) and then rip the tunes from the CD into another music program as MP3s. I do it all on the same computer. Isn’t EMI charging more for their DRM-free music?

I have turned to Amazon for most things I am downloading these days. I love their service (and their prices). They have a limited selection, so I have had to turn to iTunes for an album or two.

BTW, did you read the David Byrne interview w/ Thom Yorke and his (DB’s) companion piece on the music (delivery) biz in the January _Wired_? I just read it on the plane: quite interesting stuff.

]]> By: Jeff VC http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Jeff VC Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:19:05 +0000 http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/#comment-598 That's effectively what I did (but don't tell the RIAA). What confuses me is why Matador is releasing DRM-crippled music. If EMI can release DRM-free music on iTunes, why can't Matador. That’s effectively what I did (but don’t tell the RIAA). What confuses me is why Matador is releasing DRM-crippled music. If EMI can release DRM-free music on iTunes, why can’t Matador.

]]> By: DuckyKramp http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/comment-page-1/#comment-580 DuckyKramp Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:08:10 +0000 http://otrops.com/archive/2007/12/14/itorture/#comment-580 FYI It's a pain but I believe you can put those songs on a cd and then back into any computer you like. You may have to change the format though. Maybe UK iTunes is different than US and A. FYI
It’s a pain but I believe you can put those songs on a cd and then back into any computer you like. You may have to change the format though. Maybe UK iTunes is different than US and A.

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