7Digital goes completely DRM–free

The site has just officially announced that Sony BMG has come on board, adding to the other three majors, Universal, EMI and Warner.

With iTunes only offering EMI tracks without DRM in this country, 7Digital really is taking the fight away from Apple and making it even easier for us to stick tracks on whatever MP3 player we want – be it our phone, iPod or BlackBerry.

Best of all, they’re in celebratory mode, offering certain albums for just £2 a pop and all of Metallica’s back catalogue without copy protection. You can’t say fairer than that.

And foreign readers, don’t feel left out. 7Digital is planning Austrian and Portuguese stores, with a US shop to open by the end of the year.

Essentials

DRM–free downloads on 7Digital

Price: Albums from £2

On sale: Now

Contact: 7Digital

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home