"EMI said almost all of its catalog, excluding music by The Beatles, is included in the deal.
Singles and albums free from copy-protection software and with a higher sound quality will be offered as a premium product, the companies announced at a London news conference."
Now I've read one story which says the Beatles music is excluded, and one which says it's included. But neither article claims that it is available, nor when it might be. I like the Beatles, but I don't think I'd be interested in owning every bit of it, DRMed or otherwise. In fact I have all the albums I like in the form of CDs and ripped them long ago to play in iTunes, and then my Roku players. I do know people who are compelled to collect ALL of anything they have a passing interest in though, so I guess there is a market.
What am I saying? There seems to be a market for just about anything these days. Now if someone just sold doses of good taste.
Update: WSJ says Beatles excluded. I'll go with that:
The agreement means that iTunes customers will soon be able to play downloaded songs by the Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Coldplay and other top-selling artists without the copying restrictions once imposed by their label. EMI said almost all of its catalog, excluding music by The Beatles, is included in the deal.
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