Online retailer Amazon.com is launching an online music store this year featuring millions of songs without copying limitations.
The company said it had a deal with British-based music publisher EMI Music to include its music catalogue as well as those from 12,000 other music labels. The move comes amid increased interest in freeing up online music from so-called digital rights management (DRM) that limits how a user may copy or transfer a song after downloading.
The announcement did not indicate the cost of the downloads, which typically cost around $1r at most digital music sites. Last month, EMI said it would offer songs by Coldplay, Madonna and a host of other stars for download without copy protection as part of a deal with Apple's iTunes website. EMI also said it would sell music without anti-piracy software over the internet soon.
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