Need help buying Gershwin CD for my bro.

[StarPhoenix]

Hi.

Thanks to some rather silly laws, I cannot buy the following collection of MP3s from Amazon. [I cannot find the CD in East London.]

I would very much appreciate it if one of you could help me to track down the below EMI Classic compilation of Gershwin composition as conducted by Simon Rattle, either in physical form or digital form:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gershwin-Rhapso ... _album_lnk

Thank you

[Stuart]

It's available on the South African iTunes store for R45.00. If you can stomach the DRM.

[D3PART3D]

iTunes music is DRM-free, innit?

[Stuart]

iTunes music is DRM-free, innit?

Gnope. Can only be played on devices registered to your account. Unless you burn said album to CD, then it can be listened to on anything.

[Ron2K]

iTunes music is DRM-free, innit?

Apple has made the iThings a venerable cesspit of DRM, so, no.

I would very much appreciate it if one of you could help me to track down the below EMI Classic compilation of Gershwin composition as conducted by Simon Rattle, either in physical form or digital form:

It appears that such silly laws are only applicable to the digital download. I tried my luck with the physical version and got far enough in the checkout process to enter my credit card details (at which point I bailed out).

Your mileage may however vary.

[D3PART3D]

Gnope. Can only be played on devices registered to your account. Unless you burn said album to CD, then it can be listened to on anything.

iTunes Plus is the new standard on iTunes. iTunes Plus downloads are songs and music videos available in our highest quality 256 kbps AAC audio encoding (twice the audio quality of protected music purchases), and without digital rights management (DRM).

[KALSTER]

No way, Apple giving up control?

I'll do the obvious joke: Signs of the end of the world!

[Stuart]

Gnope. Can only be played on devices registered to your account. Unless you burn said album to CD, then it can be listened to on anything.

iTunes Plus is the new standard on iTunes. iTunes Plus downloads are songs and music videos available in our highest quality 256 kbps AAC audio encoding (twice the audio quality of protected music purchases), and without digital rights management (DRM).

Interesting. I must buy something and try it.

[StarPhoenix]

Thanks muchly.

Ron, I would have pmed you directly, but know that you discourage such impertinence.

[Ron2K]

Unless it's a technical issue that's security related (and thus should not be discussed openly until I've had a chance to patch it), I've initiated the conversation, or have explicitly requested that the conversation be initiated, do NOT send me private messages. Those that ignore this are likely to receive a warning on the spot, and that's if I'm feeling particularly warm and fuzzy towards the miscreant (and I feel warm and fuzzy towards no-one on this forum). Just leave me well alone unless you have a very good reason not to, and all parties concerned will be better off for it.

[hamin_aus]

I'm still gonna PM you all the My Little Pony fan fiction I've been writing...

[Anakha56]

I'm still gonna PM you all the My Little Pony fan fiction I've been writing...

Good call and I will PM him the Furry fan fiction I have going...

[StarPhoenix]

I'm still gonna PM you all the My Little Pony fan fiction I've been writing...

CC me please.

[Tribble]

Unless it's a technical issue that's security related (and thus should not be discussed openly until I've had a chance to patch it), I've initiated the conversation, or have explicitly requested that the conversation be initiated, do NOT send me private messages. Those that ignore this are likely to receive a warning on the spot, and that's if I'm feeling particularly warm and fuzzy towards the miscreant (and I feel warm and fuzzy towards no-one on this forum). Just leave me well alone unless you have a very good reason not to, and all parties concerned will be better off for it.

Noted