EMI and Apple's DRM-Free Music Revolution: A New Era in Digital Music Distribution

The video discusses the collaboration between the BIG4 record companies and Apple to offer digital music online, emphasizing the shift to DRM-free content. It explains DRM as a copyright protection method and highlights the benefits of new premium downloads, such as improved sound quality and DRM-free status. Steve Jobs describes this as a significant step in the digital music revolution, with EMI leading the way by making its entire catalog DRM-free on iTunes. The video also addresses the limitations of DRM-embedded tracks, which restrict file transfer between devices.

What does DRM stand for and what is its purpose?

What are the two key features of the new premium downloads mentioned in the text?

How did Steve Jobs describe the move towards DRM free music?

What is the significance of EMI being the first of the BIG4 music companies to take a step towards DRM free music?

Explain the limitations of tracks sold online that are embedded with DRM metadata.