Copyleft: the magazine

The internets have been abuzz this weekend about the potential launch of Amazon’s new DRM-free music store in mid-September. The New York Post apparently broke the news from Friday that Amazon is thinking about maybe launching sometime around the week of September 17th-ish. This is still speculation at this point, as Amazon has been pretty mum about the whole thing, but everyone from Forbes to Engadget to your own Copyleft: the magazine is reporting on it, so it must have some kernel of truth, right? The timing seems right though: it’s the end of back-to-school and all those college kids should be getting their student loan checks in the next couple of weeks. Of course, according to the RIAA, they all steal music, so they’ll probably go spend it on beer (not that we ever did that… really…). Also gives Amazon some time to get the kinks out before the holidays get into full swing. As usual, we’ll keep you posted.

(via The New York Post)