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   Dan, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 12:38pm

   
   

   The practice of bittorrent couldn't have a better supporter.....

    

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   Jesse Anderson Jjesse285, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 12:42pm

   
   

   Micosoft anf Yahoo

   Well it was a good idea in the begin, but just like the world we went down the wrong fork in the road, if a person dd not want to marry me and live happy ever after, then think about the million's eggs you two just make.

    

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   Ross, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:18pm

   
   

   Or is it just another revenue scheme so people will now be forced to purchase music again?

    

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   Derek, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:42pm

   
   

   Re: Purchase music?

   this type of nonsense is the exact reason I don't buy music from online stores.

    

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   Greg, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:45pm

   
   

   buying music

   It's a good thing I don't. No worries about DRM here.

    

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   None, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:47pm

   
   

   Re: Micosoft anf Yahoo

   Do you ever make sense?

    

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   Dementia, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:51pm

   
   

   Jukebox

   This is why I never moved my musicmatch jukebox over to yahoo jukebox

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 1:53pm

   
   

   You know what's great about this is that these weren't small companies. These were the giants of the software, internet, and music industries. So next time a record executive talks about how DRM provides "choice" for consumers, we can just ask them, "What happens in three years when I buy a new computer and you've shut down the service?" After all, if it happened to Microsoft, Sony, and Yahoo, who can't it happen to?

    

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   Buzz, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 2:23pm

   
   

   iTunes is tolerable

   Whenever my wife purchases music from iTunes, I make it a point to rip that music into DRM-free formats as soon as possible. We've already had several songs lost as a result of DRM issues from Apple, but I respect its decision to carry DRM-free music now. iTunes is the best store for us, but keeping the music in its DRM cage is like leaving your music CD face up on the road; it's only a matter of time...

    

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    Koksman, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 3:38pm

    
    

    I just buy mp3s from Amazon. Same price, DRM free. Why do people buy mp3s with these DRM restrictions? It baffles me. Also baffling me is how the Patriots lost the superbowl. Still painful...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 4:21pm

    
    

    Re: iTunes is tolerable

    Whenever my wife purchases music from iTunes, I make it a point to rip that music into DRM-free formats as soon as possible.

    Which is also a criminal act. I don't suppose you'd like to identify yourself, would you?

     

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    nick nack, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 4:54pm

    
    

    The music industry is such a mess. Lots of people like music, understandably. If we buy protected mnusic online, this may happen. If we dont buy the music, we'll get 'in trouble.'
    Maybe CDs aren't so bad after all?

     

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    John DOE, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 5:33pm

    
    

    Re: iTunes is tolerable

    Just buy from Amazon (www.amazon.com/mp3), same selection as iTunes, cheaper price and no DRM.

     

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    T, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 5:39pm

    
    

    hmmm...

    Does anyone else find it ironic that the person suggesting that the "criminal" (I have issues with the description of it as a crime, no matter what a few hundred pages in a book with the government's seal on it say) reveal their identity when they won't do so themselves?
    
    Or perhaps I missed a funny.....
    ... In which case, please excuse me while I go wipe the egg off my face....
    
    -T

     

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    George W. Bush, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 6:52pm

    
    

    Re: hmmm...

    Does anyone else find it ironic that the person suggesting that the "criminal" (I have issues with the description of it as a crime, no matter what a few hundred pages in a book with the government's seal on it say) reveal their identity when they won't do so themselves?

    Even more ironic is that the person criticizing such doesn't reveal their identity either.
    GWB

     

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    Rekrul, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 8:31pm

    
    

    This is exactly the reason I will NEVER pay for anything (music, movies or software) that has to rely on remote authorization to function.

     

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    Anon E Mouse, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 11:11pm

    
    

    A change is needed

    The music industry just needs to make a change. I see both sides of the argument...on the one hand, the Industry needs the money to give to the artist so that the artist can create the album and go on the tour...on the other hand, the consumers have gotten used to being able to download anything and everything at their fingertips for free; the only thing hindering the consumer is how fast they can think of songs to download. DRM is not helping matters either. It is in my opinion that if the consumer does not want their music in the AAC or WMA formats, the consumer has the right and should be able to convert it to any format of their choice. What happens when someone who has downloaded HUNDREDS or even THOUSANDS of dollars from the iTunes store wants to switch from the iPod to its competitor the Zune? They can't convert their music to a file type the Zune will accept and the Zune won't accept the files the way they are. Yeah one can burn all their music to an audio CD, but that's more trouble than what it's worth because you'll have to retag everything and use several CDs just to do that. Plus its very time consuming. At this point, I'm glad to say that I have never purchased any digital music because it is just a mess. CD's are the way to go.

     

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    Yeah Right, Jul 24th, 2008 @ 11:24pm

    
    

    Re: A change is needed

    "on the one hand, the Industry needs the money to give to the artist so that the artist can create the album and go on the tour"
    
    Hah! You must have been living under a rock or something all this time... "the Industry needs the money to give to the artist"... Hilarious!

     

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    Anon E Mouse, Jul 25th, 2008 @ 12:24am

    
    

    Re: Re: A change is needed

    "Yeah Right" how do you think artists get the money to put up to make an album? Do you think they use their own? How about new artists? I'm talking about ones that only perform at night clubs, pubs, bars, and small family get-togethers. Do you think that after a producer or A&R Rep discovers talent, 2 million dollars (yes this is the approximate cost to make an album with all expenses) appears in the artists' bank account without help from the label? Because if you do, you're sadly mistaken and might want to check your sources. Here's a brief overview.
    
    After an A&R rep discovers talent, he then signs the band or singer to the label, at which point a check is made out to cover the expenses to make and record an album. This is called an advance. These expenses include, but are not limited to, cost of studio time, cost of studio musicians, cost of recording engineer, cost of producer, cost of mastering engineer, production, manufacturing, and a little extra for the artists' work. It is at this point that the sales of albums/songs is used to pay back, or recoup, the the money the label loaned the artist. If the artist does not recoup the money advanced to them with their first album, one of two things could happen. 1) The artist is dropped from the label, or 2) The artists' next album's sales is used to recoup the money. This is called cross-collateralization. The artist doesn't see a dime from record sales until his money has been recouped. Also, if you think that artists don't make any money off album or download sales, think again. They might make less then a dollar off each album, but with the amount of albums that most mainstream artists sell, be it digital or CDs, still adds up to a pretty penny...more than the average American makes in a year, especially if the album goes gold (500,000 copies sold) or platinum (1 million copies sold).
    
    If you think that by getting signed to a record deal automatically makes you rich just because you see rappers and rock stars of whom you haven't even heard of yet wearing 3,000 dollar fur coats and a 5,000 platinum chain around their neck driving the latest and greatest cars, then I would suggest turning off MTV.
    
    Next time, don't make a snide remark to someone who has a B.A. in Music Business. Also, before you make remarks, you might want to have your facts straight because, you never know when you're going to run into someone who has just a tad bit more knowledge in the area then you do.

     

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    wasnt me, Jul 25th, 2008 @ 9:35am

    
    

    if they are shutting down there servers wouldn't in be time for them to produce some sort of patch to disable the DRM from the Music in question? or perhaps sign a deal with a 3rd party that would authenticate the songs in question?
    
    I am assuming there was some sort of agreement saying: user would pay X amount and Yahoo would provide X service, doesn't yahoo shutting down its DRM servers stop yahoo from fulfilling its part of the deal?
    
    I find it hard to believe that users have no recourse.

     

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    Buzz, Jul 25th, 2008 @ 10:27am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: A change is needed

    Your 2 million dollars figure is horribly incorrect in today's society. There is this thing called the Internet, which reduces the cost to essentially zero. Many musicians are generating thousands of fan through MySpace alone; they are able to then go on tour to various locations and make money.

     

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    MusicMan, Jul 25th, 2008 @ 12:16pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: A change is needed

    Do you think that after a producer or A&R Rep discovers talent, 2 million dollars (yes this is the approximate cost to make an album with all expenses) appears in the artists' bank account without help from the label?

    Bull. Where did you get that number, sitting in "How to Screw the Artist 101"? "2 million dollars" is more like an example of the inflated fees record companies charges artists to ensure that they remain indebted to the company, otherwise known as a "truck system". I've worked in a small independent recording studio and it doesn't actually require anywhere near that amount to record an album in a studio. And with today's technology many artists are discovering that they don't need a studio at all.
    
    

    Next time, don't make a snide remark to someone who has a B.A. in Music Business. Also, before you make remarks, you might want to have your facts straight because, you never know when you're going to run into someone who has just a tad bit more knowledge in the area then [sic] you do.

    Don't think that a B.A. in "Music Business" (I didn't even know there was such a thing) makes you the know-all of the music business because you never know when you're going to run into someone who has just a tad bit more knowledge in the area than you do.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 25th, 2008 @ 3:17pm

    
    

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    I am assuming there was some sort of agreement saying: user would pay X amount and Yahoo would provide X service,

    You are probably assuming wrong. Such agreements are usually non-negotiable and heavily biased in the favor of the service provider. It probably boiled down to something like: user would pay X amount and Yahoo would provide whatever it wanted to.

     

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    Rekrul, Jul 27th, 2008 @ 10:29pm

    
    

    I am assuming there was some sort of agreement saying: user would pay X amount and Yahoo would provide X service, doesn't yahoo shutting down its DRM servers stop yahoo from fulfilling its part of the deal?

    
    There was most likely a clause in the agreement which stated that Yahoo was free to alter the terms of the agreement at any time. I'd also bet that there was a clause about how users are permitted, but not entitled to access the authorization servers and how such access is not guaranteed.

     

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    دردشه, Jul 5th, 2009 @ 2:56pm

    
    

    Hah! You must have been living under a rock or something all this time... "the Industry needs the money to give to the artist"... Hilarious

     

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    شات صوتى, Nov 8th, 2009 @ 12:00pm

    
    

    hi

    I am assuming there was some sort of agreement

     

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