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Buy.Com Debuts Music Download Site

Posted by michael on from the what-are-you-paying-for,-exactly? dept.

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."

3 of 610 comments (clear)

  1. Let me see... by oscast · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Different licenses for different songs with varying limits for burning versus uniform licensing for all songs with unlimited burns. It's going to be hell making your own custom music CD using that service. I'm sticking with Apple, and once Apple releases its PC iTunes, I'm sticking that on my PCs as well.

  2. not all music is .79cent by Numeric · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Coldplay for .99

    My Bloody Valentine for .89

    Its funny that they say songs cost .79 cents but I haven't found one artist yet who's songs are that price.

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  3. Who is the ad wizard? by Zeekamotay · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hmm, let's see, here's a "best of" Judas Priest album. I can do a one-time download of a crippled non-CD-quality set of copy protected files that only work on a subset of machines for $12.69. Or, on the buy.com music page, I can buy the same album, at a higher quality, on physical media, in a universal format with no copy protection, including inserts with pictures, lyrics, etc., for $10.98. Gee, that's a tough choice...