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New Napster Off To A Solid Start
Anonymous Superhero writes "From Wired magazine Napster 2.0 has a sleek design and makes exploring new music a pleasure. The most nagging problem? The confusing licensing issues. A review by Katie Dean." I haven't tried it yet - still using the iTunes store.
My main concern about the new napster service is that they do charge 1$ per song making it not much cheeper than a normal cd, and i have heard rumor that the monthly service does not allow cd burning if anyone knows if this is true please email me @ penguinpower_2@yahoo.com.
I say the most nagging problem is those commercials they put out with the napster cat dancing around. So annoying. I'm sure part of Napster's new success is due to these, though.
Anyways, it's good to see that this is some REAL competition for iTunes. Hopefully we'll see a price war soon.
haven't tried it yet - still using the iTunes store
And I haven't used it yet because it's still not available outside the US. When are these things going to work outside the US?
I wonder iF sTeve wozniak ever anticipated His brainchild would bEcome a music distRIbutor... i still remember plAying zork and cAstle wolfenstein with killer midi music.
"Simplify, simplify, simplify!" Thoreau
Despite any ethical pressure, most people will not pay for what they can get for free, be it completely legal or not. It's still too simple and easy to get music for free, and furthermore most downloaders fail to appriciate what, if any harm is being done to the artists.
To add to the confusion, newer bands ENCOURAGE their fans to download and enjoy their music for free. When Metallica first started there were thousands of underground audio tapes circulating the metal music scene. They were thrilled that people loved their stuff. What changed? Is it less important that people love the music and want to see the band play?
Yes, its not good to violate legal copyrights because it could,hypothetically cause financial harm to the copyright holder. The extent of the harm certainly mediates the decision to violate the copyright. Hence why most people wouldn't plagiarize a novel, but they'll download a song they didnt pay for.