MP3.com Removes "High-Bandwidth" Streams

Posted by Hemos on Monday June 30, 2003 @11:58PM from the what's-the-future dept.

mshiltonj writes "I noticed today that mp3.com no longer offers high-bandwidth streams for its genres or stations, although it looks like artists' playlists and individual songs are available in high bandwidth. mp3.com has lots and lots of free music that was free and legal to listen to online, and a good number of my "music bookmarks" were on mp3.com. I'll live (I've still got my favorite stream), but I don't think it's a good sign. Is streaming music doomed to die, not because of RIAA litigation, but because of expensive bandwidth costs?" I don't think bandwidth will be the determining cost - that's a price that has been falling and will continue to fall. But are things like iTunes store the future, or is it streaming?

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new distribution channel needed! by cichli · 2003-07-01 00:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

I live in Sweden where we have the anti-P2P law coming and everything. I'm actually ready to quit using P2P since it's unfair to the artists, but I refuse to buy records as they are expensive, at least here ($20 for a CD).
I'm waiting for a new distribution channel where music is bought online. iTunes is a good start, but the royalties are only a fraction. Screw the record companies, sell music cheap and give everything to the artists!