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Universal tracks going DRM-free on Saturn

The German retailer Saturn has announced that it will begin selling music in their online music store free of DRM.

After the announcement the company noted that they had become Europe's first reseller to offer all of Universal Music Group's library DRM-free. For the time being, Universal will be the only label to have all their music available DRM-free in Saturn's store but others are expected soon.



Saturn will offer 215,000 Universal tracks in the best quality available for MP3, 320k VBR.

The tracks are offered for the equivalent of $1.15 USD.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 1 Sep 2008 18:47

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• OneMember

  Always nice to read about new DRM-free stores...

  1.9.2008 21:55 #1

• jetyi83

  drm free from universal? this wont last, universal will end up suing them for all profits, and "lost" profits.

  2.9.2008 03:39 #2

• dbminter

  I had to laugh at first when I read the subject. "They're offering it DRM-free on Saturn?" I'm thinking, "What about here on Earth?!" LOL

  11.9.2008 21:48 #3