Hopefully, the time when nobody has to know or care about DRM will come again soon. Meanwhile, you can use this chart to ensure that you're getting the most that the digital music landscape has to offer--legal tunes that don't come saddled with restrictions.

Store name	Amazon Digital Downloads	Anthology Recordings	Audio Lunchbox	Beatport/ Beatsource	eMusic	iTunes	Rhapsody
Price per track	$0.89 to $0.99	$0.98	$0.20 to $0.99	$1.49 to $2.49	$0.27 to $0.33	$0.99	$0.99
File type	MP3	MP3	MP3	MP3, AAC, WAV	MP3	AAC	MP3
Download bit rate	256Kbps	320Kbps	192Kbps VBR	320Kbps (MP3), 192Kbps VBR (AAC)	192Kbps VBR	256Kbps	256Kbps
Top compatible devices	All MP3 players	All MP3 players	All MP3 players	All MP3 players	All MP3 players	iPod, Zune, Walkman, Zen	All MP3 players
Type of music	Mainstream and independent music	Rare and out-of-print music	Independent music	Club/DJ-oriented and urban/hip-hop music	Independent music, with some popular tracks	Mainstream and independent music	Mainstream music
Labels on board	EMI, Universal Music Group, and various independents	Unknown	More than 9,000 independent labels	More than 8,000 independent labels on the two sites	More than 13,000 independent labels	EMI and various independents	Universal Music Group only at press time
Number of DRM-free tracks available	2 million-plus	Unknown	2 million-plus	400,000-plus	2.8 million-plus	2 million (approximate)	175,000
Total number of tracks available	2 million-plus	Unknown	2 million-plus	400,000-plus	2.8 million-plus	3.5 million-plus	4.5 million-plus
Other content available	Movies, TV shows, podcasts, eDocs, streaming video	Podcasts	None	None	Audiobooks	Music videos, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks	Music videos, streaming radio
Other services available	Video rental service	None	Subscription (to get the lowest cost downloads)	None	Subscription (required)	Movie rental service	Subscription music service
Web site link	Amazon Digital Downloads	Anthology Recording	Audio Lunchbox	Beatport / Beatsource	eMusic	iTunes	Rhapsody