EMI Stopped DRM-Free Music Talks

While EMI was considered as the Music Majors "Thinking Different", talks initiated with online music sellers to set the conditions for a DRM-free music offer were stopped couple of days ago.
There was no official reason, but it seems that EMI was expecting a higher margin or a higher sale price for DRM-free tracks. Rumors also claim that the British music major was expecting an upfront payment to compensate for its risk in releasing music tracks on online store without any anti-copy protection.
Last but not least, the on-going discussion between Warner and EMI concerning a merger or a take-over probably pushed EMI to put current DRM-free music discussions on hold.