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Buy.Com Debuts Music Download Site
elucidus writes "Buy.com on Tuesday launched a new digital music download service -- the site, BuyMusic.com, offers a catalog of more than 300,000 songs. The site only loads in Internet Explorer and all the files are Windows Media 9 formatted with DRM. No word yet on whether the public announcement of a supposed gaping hole in Windows Media DRM caused any concern before the launch. Compatible players include the Nomad IIc 9 and Creative's Jukebox Zen."
Could someone please post the story? I've been around here way to long to even begin thinking of clicking on a link with "gaping hole" in the text!
Well, when you have clueless morons asking other clueless morons questions, do you think you'll get a correct answer?
What if you download a 50 cents song????
Don't worry, we'll set up a linux only site featuring RMS' greatest hits! Infact, We'll pay you to download 'em!
In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
Guess that's one way to make sure that the site will stay up.
"new crappy crippled music site fails due to complete lack of interest from consumers. RIAA blames Joey Smith, age 12, for sharing 9 files with his sister. Joey denies allegation, and says hes only got 12.50, and can't afford the 300,000 lawsuit."
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
Does some of it go towards the "Get Metallica out of the soup line" fund?
Be you Admins? nay, we are but lusers!
William Shatner sings the Beatles.
And it's way overpriced. Even for an entire album.
Does it scare anyone else that the top 12 songs out of the top 100 in the Pop/Rock category are all off of Cher's "Very Best of Cher" CD?
No thanks, I'll stick with my win2k and kazaa/winmx, thanks...
Here is the link to complain. Unfortunately you'll have to load up IE on win to use it.
http://www.buymusic.com/support/email.aspx
And they can't add, either.
I found an album with 8 songs.
Each song, by itself is $0.99.
The "album" is $9.99
"Look!, I can pay extra!"
Jolly Terry Bradshaw
thanks for the reply mentioning William Shatner, I remembered Terry Bradshaw, 70s QB for the Steelers, recorded an album.
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BuyMusic.com Available to Domestic Residents Only
We're sorry, but due to license restrictions, BuyMusic.com content is available only to residents of the United States. Your internet protocol (IP) address shows that you are attempting to access this web site from outside the US. Thank you for your interest in BuyMusic.com. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Hey, no problem, I'll just go download it on Kazaa or some other P2P. Thanks anyway!
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Ugh. Wish they'd stop coming at this backwards.
wordclock records
How do you expect them to install spyware applets without your consent if you're allowed to use other browsers?
Ok, so I go the site, and it has an option that says: Loaded Audio: On. I'm at work, so I didn't want that. I chose to permanently disable them, and I get this:
Your preferences have been updated Thank you. You will never hear sounds again.
I think BuyMusic.com just threatened to deafen me. Hrmph. I guess it's their sounds or no sounds.
Thank you for visiting BuyMusic.com.
In order to take full advantage of BuyMusic.com's offerings you must be on a Windows Operating System using Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher.
In other words...if you do not use Windows and Internet Explorer, you are a communist loving, Linux/Mac user that does not deserve our business and we do not want your dirty crack dealing, drug running, terrorist funded money...beeeitch!
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
Sound Card - Required
Man fuck that! I don't have a sound card, I just use those visualization plugins in winamp and look at the animations. I don't even know what my mp3s sound like. What's with all these crazy requirements?
And you know, Britney Spears' albums are pretty decent when you don't have to listen to them.
>> Remind me again why it's worth standard music industry prices then?
Because they expect you to bend over and "accept" it.
No thanks, I'll stick to IRC and Newsgroups, thanks.
Funny thing, though:
That warning does not show when browsing in Lynx.
If I have nothing to hide, don't search me