Neat (new?) iTunes Feature
 

I was poking around iTunes and noticed they have a new (to me at least) feature called "complete my album". When you click on the link it takes you to the albums of the music you already purchased and tells you how much it would be to finish downloading the album sans the song(s) you already purchased.

I was just thinking that it would be nice to be able to buy the album without buying the song a second time.

Neat!

It's a good idea. That + the new EMI DRM-less tracks make me a happy boy.

However, there's word that music that you buy from iTunes comes with your name and email address encoded into it. Not cool.

Ya. I read that. Apparently they have been doing that since day 1. I agree. Not cool.

I am sure someone out there has written a code stripper.

ETA: Sho nuff

Dang, they're all over the place.

Except that those strip the DRM from iTunes 6, which is no longer supported by the iTunes store. iTunes 7 has been around for a long time, and the only way to strip out the DRM is to do the old burn and rip trick.

Yes, they do encode personal info about you on the music files. It is a catch 22 since it proves you own it if there is an iPod theft, lost data, etc. But , Big Brother knows what music you listen to.

I have purchased no more than 20 songs from iTunes. As far as Big Brother knows, I only listen to music with the words "Sleep" or "Slumber" in them.

now if only eMusic.com had a better selection...

I like downloading the free singles. New ones up today!

I like to do that, too, Stan4dSteph, when I remember.

Isn't there also something about how many times you can copy it? I mean, like transfer it to a cd or something like that? That is what I understood.