DRM-free music giant EMI agrees takeover (PC Advisor)
DRM-free music giant EMI agrees takeover (PC Advisor)
EMI - the music group behind Apple’s DRM (digital rights management) free iTunes - has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Terra Firma for £3.2bn. EMI has been the subject of bid speculation for the past year as its business has struggled. In early April EMI and Apple announced the sale DRM-free versions of EMI artists’ songs through Apple’s online iTunes store .