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Holy shit...we won? free....legal....music

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timmmy
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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3261591.ece
Jan 28 2008 1:53AM
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IcePointa
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VICTORY

Jan 28 2008 2:04AM
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eheath
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What?!?!
Jan 28 2008 2:05AM
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IcePointa
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I know what this is...

BETA starts out free so they get 500 million bug testers to work out the kinks

then they charge a monthly service fee

BTW, why can't we download it yet? Was supposed to go online 2 hours ago.
Jan 28 2008 2:11AM
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eheath
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GAY not available til march 18 for mac.
Jan 28 2008 2:15AM
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jimmychung
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not a good day for the music industry
Jan 28 2008 7:43AM
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mtdg311
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Maybe not?
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23121891-1702,00.html
Jan 28 2008 7:53AM
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bigdaddytmac
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awesome
Jan 28 2008 7:54AM
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mtdg311
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Sorry... lemme fix that...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23121891-1702,00.html
Jan 28 2008 8:00AM
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skiEER
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sucks that you cant put it on your ipod
Jan 28 2008 3:30PM
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comeatmebro
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FUCK!!!
Jan 28 2008 3:37PM
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Shorton
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ssweett, so you can play them on your ipod, but not until they've figured out how to do it...??? i didnt quite get that bit..
Jan 28 2008 3:39PM
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Blurst
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is this like limewire or is it a website that you have to go to everytime? when does it start and so you cant get tunes on your ipod?
Jan 28 2008 3:51PM
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skiminnesota
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search around for a program called "tunebite" 

it might work, i have about 500 songs from spiral frog that dont have any DRM on them anymore
Jan 28 2008 3:52PM
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Lineskiah11
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that sick. i doubt it will stay free though they probably wont be able to get enough advertising money and end up charging a monthly fee like so many other places do now
Jan 28 2008 3:54PM
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BusyJohnSohn
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I'm on the website right now and it says a beta download will be available at midnight eastern time.  I feel like this is somehow to good to be true, theres gotta be some weird deal involved, I don't understand how such a massive industry like the music one could just give up like that and let us just take their music.  I'd be rattled if I had been buying CDs and now people can just take the shit for free.  Whatever, i dont give a shit, I would still keep downloading music illegally
Jan 28 2008 3:56PM
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timmmy
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i agree 100%.

for the record the first article says you can put them on your ipod, but the files are currently not compatible with other mp3 players, at least thats how i read it.


i think its an attempt for the music industry to get control back over the most popular medium.  if this works, and they get back control, then there no telling what shit they'll try to pull.  if this works and becomes dominant i don't see why they wouldn't try to charge some monthly/annual fee.  but maybe they just realize how far people will go and how hard it is to catch pirated music and won't do that for fear of losing control again.

thats kind of paranoid, but there is a shitload of money at stake.  it sounds awesome that artists will be paid according to popularity and how many times their songs get played, but where is that money coming from?  and will that actually function properly?
Jan 28 2008 4:15PM
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timmmy
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^the money come from advertising. d'oh.
Jan 28 2008 4:16PM
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John.
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Can you get the DRM off with using just the demo? Or do you have to buy/find a key to get the full version?
Jan 28 2008 4:17PM
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720skiguy
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the money comes with sponsors that pay to have their ads placed in the software
Jan 28 2008 4:34PM
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timmmy
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"only 3/4 major labels agreed to the contract"

EMI and universal have rejected it.  warner is still negotiating.  sony not available or comment.

based on that the software seems like it would work the way we want it to, not the record labels, which gives me hope.  if this launches (and becomes popular), but only smaller labels are on it, it could be a huge boost for underground artists, and might eventually cause the major labels to sign on.  so SICK.




and for the record the DRM that Q was supposed to use was more flexible and was intended (officially) to keep track of how many times a song is played, so Q coudl reward artists accordingly.
Jan 28 2008 4:34PM
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Bepo
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So are they gonna still try and catch people downloading illegally?  If not I'm just gonna keep using torrents and stuff because they don't have a DMR and are easy to put on anything. 

Sounds kinda too good to be true, i think they're gonna try to pull something after a bit


Jan 28 2008 4:35PM
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LPT_311
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Search Megaupload and just download CDs, this is bullshit, and I doubt it will be half as good as they say
Jan 28 2008 4:38PM
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timmmy
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probably the truth.
Jan 28 2008 4:43PM
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Microcosm
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I saw this on digg.. and then my browser crashed!
Jan 28 2008 5:14PM
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wunderskier
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kool story hansel
Jan 28 2008 5:41PM
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andy_boy
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Looks sick, but I have a funny feeling...
Jan 28 2008 9:16PM
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skisebski
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booooooooo. people just buy music. period....

Jan 28 2008 9:31PM
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skisebski
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^should buy....
Jan 28 2008 9:32PM
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skiRay
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yeah imnot sure  about my new imac... a few downsides
Jan 28 2008 9:34PM
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ZavierV
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that it's the end of the music industry and tunes as we know it? yeah probably.
Jan 28 2008 9:47PM
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comeatmebro
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hahahahahaha funny
Jan 28 2008 9:59PM
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pns513
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it would be so much better if you could use the songs on your ipod without having to convert all of them
Jan 28 2008 10:25PM
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Sir_SkrillALot
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Its cuz you cant right click lol
Jan 28 2008 10:29PM
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splooshie
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aha i win!

linux/windows dual boot
Jan 28 2008 11:31PM
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toominator
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hahaha it doesn't even have any of the labels signed up to its service. seems like the whole press release was bullshit
Jan 28 2008 11:35PM
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jmason
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bout time
Jan 28 2008 11:38PM
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BEARS.
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winners.
Jan 28 2008 11:41PM
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theBOSS.
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Ha. This is a step backwards. These files will be loaded with DRM, meaning you effectively can't do anything with them. Want to put the files on your non-apple mp3 player? good luck. Want to transfer them from your desktop to your laptop? You most likley wont be able to. This is a feeble attempt by the RIAA to regain control of a market they are rapidly losing.
Jan 29 2008 12:01AM
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Tolz
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word, yo
Jan 29 2008 1:15AM
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[tightpants]
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Yes, but we can cntrl+click. Its waaay cooler.
Jan 29 2008 2:41AM
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fsscott
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I live in Canada...so I was fine anyways...
buT SCORE!
Jan 29 2008 2:55AM
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timmmy
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its a different DRM.  not the suckfest that's otu there now
Jan 29 2008 4:04AM
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dave44
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Still DRM'd.

Boo

Jan 29 2008 9:24AM
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kepler.
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Whatever...I'm sure its gonna have some major downfalls if the music industry is actually endorsing it. I think I'll stick with downloading illegally using torrents and supporting legit artists by buying their cd's later or seeing them live.
Jan 29 2008 9:35AM
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.KYLE.
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hmmmmm i got there stupid software, tried to download something and it said downloads not avalible    =(
Jan 29 2008 10:55AM
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-dva-
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hmm, i downloaded the software last night but it won't let me register?  this is lame
Jan 29 2008 1:16PM
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.KYLE.
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thats weird, i downloaded it, and it let me regester right away. still cant download songs...................................



anybody heard if these will work on zune?
Jan 29 2008 1:24PM
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FUUUCK
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fuck, im really regretting that iPod i bought yesterday
Jan 29 2008 1:46PM
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Microcosm
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I'm going to download it and try now with my zune.
Jan 29 2008 1:51PM
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Microcosm
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Bad news

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3264556.ece

Music file-share site Qtrax forced into humiliating U-turn

" A website which promised to give music lovers the world's first legal file-sharing service was forced into a humiliating climbdown today after it emerged that the company had not secured the backing of the record industry. "

" Today it emerged that none of the four major labels had done deals with the site, putting a large dent in the promised catalogue of 25 million songs and prompting allegations that the site's founders had misled fans. "
Jan 29 2008 2:31PM
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