iTunes 7.2 is here... with iTunes Plus
May 29, 2007
Version 7.2 is out and available through your system update and as a
download from the Apple iTunes Website as well. The big addition to this update is iTunes Plus.
With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. These are similar to the
EMI DRM-Free music previously available at $1.29.
Other then these tracks there is no DRM-Free music in iTunes, and can expect the full launch to take place later. Sources point to Wednesday as the day.
Digging a little deeper the help menu provides a little more information about upgrading your previously purchased tracks. This is great for those people that spent bank on there iTunes music and swapped to another player later on.
The iTunes Store also offers songs without DRM protection, from participating record labels. These DRM-free songs, called “iTunes Plus,” have no usage restrictions and feature higher-quality encoding.
The first time you buy an iTunes Plus song, you specify whether to make all future purchases iTunes Plus versions (when available). You can change this setting by accessing your account information on the iTunes Store.
If you already have iTunes Store purchases that are now available as iTunes Plus downloads, you may upgrade your existing purchases. To do so, visit the iTunes Store and follow the onscreen instructions.
Labels: DRM, iTunes, iTunes Plus, iTunes Store, Software Update
Steve Jobs made a bold statement regarding how he would allow non-DRM music in iTMs if the record lables allowed it. Today with EMI's announcement, DRM-Free music will be made available through the iTunes Music Store. 
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