99c Albums: "Call and Response" by Maroon 5, "Not Only... But Also" by The 88

[Darius Wey]

<p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/zt/auto/1228964394.usr2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>If you can't get enough of 99c deals such as&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zunethoughts.com/news/show/91462/get-common-s-new-album-for-99c-on-december-9.html" target="_blank">Common's album, "Universal Mind Control"</a>, or hip-hop just isn't your thing, then check out Maroon 5's <a href="http://social.zune.net/album/Maroon+5/Call+And+Response+The+Remix+Album/9b7d4701-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/details" target="_blank">"Call and Response: The Remix Album"</a>, and The 88's <a href="http://social.zune.net/album/The+88/Not+OnlyBut+Also/59332301-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/details" target="_blank">"Not Only... But Also"</a>. Both are rockin' on the Zune Marketplace for just 79 Points (99c) each.</p>

[serpico]

It's too bad we can't get this in Canada.

[Kevin Jackson]

1) Are these DRM-Free?
2) What format are they in?
3) How can I tell the answer to these by looking at the information in the Zune software?

I haven't purchased anything through the Zune store before; I don't even have a Zune, but would like to be able to play these on my Sansa.

Thanks!

[Darius Wey]

1) Are these DRM-Free?
2) What format are they in?

Maroon 5's album is in DRM-free MP3. The 88's album is in DRM-restricted WMA.

3) How can I tell the answer to these by looking at the information in the Zune software?

The small MP3 icon next to the Buy button signifies DRM-free MP3. If an album lacks the icon, then it's most likely DRM-restricted WMA.

[Kevin Jackson]

Thanks, Darius. You're a gentleman and a scholar (as my grandfather used to say).