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Rent Music Over the Net

Posted by michael on from the none-of-this-rent-to-own-stuff-either dept.

NerveGas writes: "Financial Times is reporting that two competing services, both backed by major music labels, are about to offer legal music downloads. For $9.95 per month, you can download up to 100 songs per month. The catch? Cancel your service, and you lose the ability to hear *any* of the songs that you've downloaded. There are other caveats, as well - but at least it's a start." So what happens after you've got your hard drive filled with rented music and the monthly fee goes up to $199.95/month? Pay up, or lose it all...

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  1. Re:more crap by Jus'n · · Score: 1, Troll
    When I pay for music, I want to OWN the cd i paid for.
    You haven't been doing that for a while. Just like software, you're liscensing what's on the CD.
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    "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." --Voltaire
  2. Duh by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 0, Troll
    If you want portable music, buy (protected) CDs, don't steal it with your dirty mp3s. This exists so you have no excuse in whining about not being able to play music on your computer.

    See? Capitalism works. All needs are being satisfied by the market. God Bless America, God Bless the RIAA