Free (in more ways than one) iTunes music

Mar 22, 2005 22:18

Does anyone here buy music from Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS)?

I don't, because their music is encrypted in a form that's both incompatible with Linux and most non-Apple players, and too restrictive for my taste even within those parameters.

But I drink Pepsi (no jeers from Coke people please, anyway I drink a lot more Cherry Coke from the office vending machine), a third of Pepsi bottles are giving away an iTunes song, and I don't often bother to "cheat" to be sure not to get a winning bottle, so I am starting to accumulate some winning caps. So far I have three (worth a whole 99 cents apiece!), and I'd hate to see them go to waste. Anyone want the claim codes?

Of course, if I really wanted to bother, I might be able to use them myself.... The same guy I can thank for being able to play DVDs on Linux has released a program that runs on Linux and allows downloading unencrypted versions of songs purchased from iTMS. (Of course that server is getting hammered now. News.com.com.com.com has a story explaining the whole thing.)

I'd rather just give them away though. So leave a comment if you want a free song from iTunes.

evil, itunes, music, rights

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