The Philadelphia Orchestra does it right. Really. [dive into mark] (Via Gruber; Mark via Boing Boing.) The Philadelphia Orchestra opens its online music store, where you can buy CDs, but also downloadable tracks in a lossless, non-DRM, open format that's CD quality. Burn them to CD to get a full-quality disc, or convert them to your favorite format to play on your favorite player.

Free download of the MP3 version of Beethoven's 5th, limited time only. (Buy the FLAC version for $6.)