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EMI Promises Downloadable Music

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the working-with-technology-rather-than-against-it dept.

SataiCam writes "The Economist has an article up referring to EMI's plans to implement digital music downloading starting on December 1 through a whole host of 'distributors'. They claim it will allow users to get music in 'the formats they are demanding' (ogg?), to burn copies of songs, and download them to other devices. Here's the press release from EMI."

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  1. Download all you want! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just don't expect to *listen* to it anywhere - the files won't play on any computer, portable device, or cd player. It's their new business plan!

  2. EMI's revolutionary software by cscx · · Score: 5, Funny

    They plan to release new software called "KaZaA"

  3. I think you know how I feel about all this... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...if you've read some of my previous drooling dribble of delights! Here goes, full flame throttles on, sarcastic witt with a touch of intelagince and speling turned off:

    Tina Turner

    Are they fscking serious? How about Ms. R0$3n comes over my house, makes me a sandwich, _______ me and then I give her $19.99? Sound good?

  4. format... by jmv · · Score: 5, Funny

    in 'the formats they are demanding'

    "After 1 year of research we found out that users love DRM and want nothing but DRM, so that's what we'll offer"

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    Opus: the Swiss army knife of audio codec
  5. The New Business World by Snork+Asaurus · · Score: 5, Funny
    As a result of the dot bomb and stock market downturn, a lot of unemployed MBA's have sought work elsewhere. Some have gone to ISP's, some to Cell Phone services companies, some to Cable Television service providers. All have one thing in common - they are implementing the standard b-school "Suck 'em In and Fleece Them" tiered service model:

    Dear Valued Customers,

    We are pleased to announce our new tiered service plans, specially designed to suit your specific needs. Now there is a plan for everyone! You may choose from:

    $9.99 Unlimited - The basic unlimited. There are limits and they're pretty damned low. No one will ever want this ( we just put it here so that our ads can scream "$9.99 UNLIMITED ! ")

    $19.99 More Unlimited Plan - still limited. Just not as limited as the Unlimited Plan.

    $29.99 Super Unlimited Plan - more unlimited than the More Unlimited Plan but less unlimited than the Ultra Unlimited Plan.

    $49.99 Ultra Unlimited Plan - this one is really, well, unlimited. OK, not really.

    $99.99 Mega Unlimited - Awesome! Really, really unlimited (on Tuesday nights only from 8:00 p.m. to midnight).

    $299.99 Ultra Supermega Supreme Unlimited. - Totally unlimited. Some restrictions apply. See contract for details. Offer void where people eat toast and in the state of Tennessee. Available only to new customers. Who live in Pittsburgh. On 4th Avenue. In a red house. With blue trim.

    $122,999,999.99 The Totally Ultra Supermega Supreme Buy the Damned Company Unlimited Plan. The most unlimited of all the unlimited plans. You can truly use all you want! Almost.

    Note: All plans are subject to cancellation if we feel like it.

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    Sigs are bad for your health.