Apple Debuts Unprotected Songs Online

By MAY WONG , AP Technology Writer, Technology / Software

Apple(R) today launched iTunes(R) Plus, DRM-free music tracks from EMI featuring high quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio quality virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings for $1.29 per song. (PRNewsFoto/Apple)

(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store started selling thousands of songs without copy protection Wednesday, marking the trendsetting company's latest coup and a model for what analysts say will likely become a pattern for online music sales.

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