Last.fm debuts free music service
Posted by Lt-DavidW on 23 January 2008 - 17:33 · 13 comments & 7187 views
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#1 Posted by ghos on 23 Jan 2008 - 17:48
- I've been using the site for quite awhile and its introduced me to some artists I may not have listened to otherwise. This sounds like a promising addition.
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#2 Posted by +hotdog963al on 23 Jan 2008 - 18:43
- Last FM is MADE of win.
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#3 Posted by Purple Haze on 23 Jan 2008 - 20:10
- This + Pandora = teh greatness.
RIAA would be best off hiring the CEOs of these companies instead of spewing vitriol at anyone who dares listen to music w/o paying first, whatever the method may be. -
#3.1 Posted by +hotdog963al on 23 Jan 2008 - 20:58
- Pandora has been shut down in the UK
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#4 Posted by Harreh on 23 Jan 2008 - 22:04
- Up to three times? Hmm, that's a bit limiting.
Pandora is way better, even if you don't get what track you want. But as hotdog963al said it's blocked in the UK now.
I'll be sure to check it out later though.
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#5 Posted by whocares78 on 24 Jan 2008 - 00:02
- all that will happen is someone will bring out an app to record the stream!!!...
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#5.1 Posted by CrimsonBetrayal on 24 Jan 2008 - 00:08
- Creative already has it. "What You Hear" is what it's called. It records whatever your computer is playing for sound to a file. Of course, I have an "old" Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro...
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#5.2 Posted by whocares78 on 24 Jan 2008 - 00:32
- (CrimsonBetrayal said @ #5.1)Creative already has it. "What You Hear" is what it's called. It records whatever your computer is playing for sound to a file. Of course, I have an "old" Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro...
hey i've got one of them, i'll have to pull out my old disks and have a look -
#5.3 Posted by +Lt-DavidW on 24 Jan 2008 - 09:33
- In a BBC interview, Richard Jones (co-founder of Last.fm) said that he is not worried about this because there are easier ways of getting hold of pirated music than recording the audio stream.
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#6 Posted by sraigiuz on 24 Jan 2008 - 09:36
- ... listen to any track - streamed rather than downloaded - up to three times. After that period Last.fm members will be encouraged to buy the track - and why this is called free service?
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#6.1 Posted by +Lt-DavidW on 24 Jan 2008 - 20:39
- Because it's an on-demand service that costs no money.
Besides, Last.fm was a free service even before they offered these music streams.
After that period Last.fm members will be encouraged to buy the track via links to iTunes and Amazon and other download services. A share of any resulting sales, coupled with advertising, will fund the service. Last.fm, founded in London in 2002, was bought by the American media giant CBS last year for $280m (£143m).