Slashdot: The Rise of "Hybrid" Vinyl-MP3s

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"Khyber writes to let us know that First Word Records, a U.K.-based record label, is now selling vinyl records that come with codes that allow you to download a 320-kbit MP3 of that record's content.
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/05/digiwax
The article mentions another independent label, Saddle Creek, that also offers DRM-free downloads with some vinyl records. The co-founder of First Word is quoted on why they didn't DRM the download: "Making a legal, paid-for version of the file less useful than a copied or pirated one doesn't make sense." "

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Topic - Slashdot: The Rise of "Hybrid" Vinyl-MP3s - Heli_Dog 08:51:59 05/16/07 (0)

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