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Do Canadians finally have a feasible and fair option for DRM-free music downloads?

Here is a very quick review of the music download service available in Canada. urMusic.ca - Is limited to Rogers Wireless customers (can only register if you have a Roger's phone number) - other features like selling tickets to concerts and events. - Appears that only the pay per song and pay per album downloads are DRM Free - Fairly good rates for per track download in Canadian dollars - Very confusing language and clauses in urMusic's Terms and Conditions. They have a number of sentences existing in the Terms and Conditions that ostensibly portray all downloads from urMusic are limited to registered devices (whether technologically enforced by DRM technologies or only enforced by acceptance to the Terms and Conditions). But there is also language in there that suggests Content is not protected by DRM technology. The Terms and Conditions appear to be out-of-sync with the service's marketing department's pitch that they have DRM-free tracks. The language makes it un