NY Times: Universal Music will sell DRM-free songs everywhere except iTunes →
https://marco.org/2007/08/10/ny-times-universal-music-will-sell-drm-free-songs
…because they don’t like iTunes’ DRM. Riiiight. iTunes has DRM because the record companies refused to let Apple sell music without it. It has nothing to do with wanting Apple to “open up its DRM”, and everything to do with getting leverage over Apple for future price and term negotiations.