The miracle of Manchester Square

Everybody's talking 'bout it, the EMI/iTunes DRM-free music deal.

But WIred has the 'must re-blog' article here. It starts thus: Steve Jobs' new partnership with EMI to sell music without copy protection is a lesson in how to wield power in the digital age. Carefully and strategically, Jobs set up the pieces to create a new business model for online music -- one without copy protection -- and now we're starting to see the dominoes fall.