DRM dead... and not a moment too soon.

The headline on one of Gizmodo's entries is "DRM Officially, Officially Dead..."  Three cheers for that one!  When I got my first iPod (shuffle) I found iTunes to be a great music store, library, etc.  And when I got my Nano it still worked wonderfully.  That was until my Nano died.  When I got a new music player, I ended up with a Zune which I am quite happy with - but now I'm having to move all my purchased music from iTunes into a format that I can use.

You know, it's not like I stole the music.  I bought it, and I want to listen to it when and where I want.  Is that so much to ask?  It's a pain in the butt to have to remake all those legally purchased files into something usable.  Amazon has got this whole music thing right - DRM-free MP3s that I can do what with I please.

In the meantime, I'm spending hours fixing my little music library.  Using Apple products is easy - migrating away from them, not so much.

(source: DRM Officially, Officially Dead: Sony Selling DRM-Free MP3s On Amazon)