What Are the Best Sites for DRM-Free Music?
I’ve taken the pledge! I will no longer buy music in any form that limits the devices I can play it on once it’s mine. For that matter, I won’t buy music from online stores that insist on installing software on my PC, either. And upholding that pledge is easier than ever, thanks to sites like Amazon, Audio Lunchbox, and eClassical. Amazon.com: The big retailer gets the big labels with the big artists. As I write this, Sony BMG is the lone music studio still fighting the DRM-free movement. Amazon offers plenty of artists, both well-known and obscure. Amazon wants you to install its download manager, but it doesn’t insist that you do so. Annoyance: Each selection is handled as a separate purchase–so if you buy ten individual tracks, you have to plod through the purchasing forms ten times. Audio Lunchbox: The selection leans heavily toward little-known independents, many of whom deserve a larger audience. The familiar names tend to be well-aged, including greats like Louis Armstrong, Fra
