Marketplace to Drop Zune DRM?

 Atleast for some of the Zune Marketplace’s catalog we may see the option of purchasing DRM-free tracks. This comes after the huge media attention driven by Apple by introducing DRM-free tracks. The blogosphere and the general online community loves the idea of DRM-free media and Microsoft seems to be heading in the same direction.

 This may or may not extend past EMI. But Microsoft has said that they have been talking with various labels on making this happen. This would certainly bring some more people to the Zune and would I believe help remove those awful limitations on sharing music. It would also bring on some ’switchers’ who want DRM-free music. This will obviously not effect the ZunePass because DRM is required on that otherwise RIAA would go nuts.