Message Forum: Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof

Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof

Posted By: wintermute, on host 80.46.185.135
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 02:29:45
In Reply To: Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof posted by Stephen on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 14:03:12:

> The correct response from the industry should be to give the market what it
> wants -- the ability to download content with few restrictions for a reasonable
> price. The author of the article suggests buymusic.com, a newly-launched
> service. I was interested in the site when it launched, but was quickly
> disgusted with it. Not all songs are 79 cents (though most seem to be less
> than a dollar) and a full album costs about $12-15, which isn't a whole lot
> cheaper than a new album in a store.

I was recently intruduced to eMusic, who offer a flat-rate subscription ($10/month) for an unlimitied number of downloads. Their catalogue isn't great and licencing issues mean that music belonging to certain labels can't be downloaded outside of the US, but it seems to be a step in the right direction.

winter"used the free trial and unsubscribed. Is that ethical?"mute

Link: eMusic

Replies To This Message

Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof - Don the Monkeyman - Thu, 7/31/2003, 08:17:01
- Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof - wintermute - Thu, 7/31/2003, 09:01:07
Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof - Stephen - Thu, 7/31/2003, 08:00:30
- Re: Intellectual Properties and the Theft Thereof - wintermute - Thu, 7/31/2003, 08:56:35

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Message:	> > The correct response from the industry should be to give the market what it > > wants -- the ability to download content with few restrictions for a reasonable > > price. The author of the article suggests buymusic.com, a newly-launched > > service. I was interested in the site when it launched, but was quickly > > disgusted with it. Not all songs are 79 cents (though most seem to be less > > than a dollar) and a full album costs about $12-15, which isn't a whole lot > > cheaper than a new album in a store. > > I was recently intruduced to eMusic, who offer a flat-rate subscription ($10/month) for an unlimitied number of downloads. Their catalogue isn't great and licencing issues mean that music belonging to certain labels can't be downloaded outside of the US, but it seems to be a step in the right direction. > > winter"used the free trial and unsubscribed. Is that ethical?"mute
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