In a press release from Apple this morning, the entire EMI catalogue will be available on the iTunes Music Store *without* the usual DRM and at higher bitrates, albeit for 30 cents more. In spite of the price increase, which shouldn't last long, it is nice to finally see some common sense actually trickling down from these labels.

Though I'm not a huge fan of anyone on EMI, and I would sooo much more prefer Apple sell MP3s rather than AACs for maximum interoperability, this is a big step in the right direction for the music industry and something that I've been complaining about forever... I think Cory Doctorow will be pleased.