Paul McCartney Releases Album As DRM-Free Download 292
Medieval Cow writes "Sir Paul McCartney has a side project called The Fireman and he's just released their new album, Electric Arguments, as a digital download. Why this is of interest to this community is that he released it 100% DRM-free. You can purchase just the digital files, or if you purchase a physical CD or vinyl copy, you are also given access to the digital download. Not only that, but the download is available in 320-kbps MP3, Apple Lossless, or even FLAC format. If you're interested in trying before you buy, you can listen to the entire album in a Flash player on the main page of the site. It's so nice to see a big musician who gets it. Bravo, Sir Paul!"
just for fun (Score:5, Funny)
Let's count the number of posts that occur before the first complaint about "no ogg vorbis".
Re:Interesting how artists, when given a chance... (Score:4, Funny)
Napster Bad!!!!
Re:just for fun (Score:5, Funny)
That would be 4.
Finally! (Score:2, Funny)
A McCartney album that's actually worth the money!
Re:It's nice that he lets you sample it first. (Score:0, Funny)
I think you'd find this to be of acceptable quality:
ffmpeg -title "SomeTitle" -i .flv -acodec libmp3lame -ar 48000 -ac 2 -ab 128k -vn -y .mp3
Re:Does he really get it ... (Score:3, Funny)
Well, in principle you COULD ask for more. (Score:1, Funny)
I won't buy his new album unless it's provided in a better-than-lossless format. I insist that the album quality increases by a minimum of 15% with each generation of copying.
I estimate that at that rate, I could start with the Wings album Wild Life, copy it 173 times and end up with Abbey Road.