iTunes DRM-free music still has Big Brother aspect

Apple finally began selling DRM-free music this week as part of its iTunes Plus service. For $1.29, you can get a track free of DRM restrictions and encoded at a higher bitrate. But there does seem to be a catch: Apple embeds a buyer’s account name and e-mail address in the track, so if you try to post it to a sharing site, it can easily be traced back to the original owner. My first reaction: This is sleazy on Apple’s part. But after a few minutes of consideration, I am of thinking: What’s the big deal? if one is using the music as intended, then one shouldn’t run into a problem since the music will be contained to one’s own devices.