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The New MP3.com: 3rd Time a Charm?

Posted by michael on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

macdaddypunk writes "Two weeks ago, CNET unveiled Download.com Music (mistaken by some for the new MP3.com). A week ago, they told the press that the real MP3.com was open for business, yet the site itself still said "coming soon." Today, MP3.com is finally live, and off to a sputtering start. It's a combination of tech articles and a meta-search for major-label downloads. For example, with a single search you can find that 'Abbey Road' by the Beatles is not available for legal download at iTunes, Napster, or anywhere else. The tech content includes such gems as 'how to copy your old vinyl records onto CDs.' The real news is what it does NOT include: no free downloads, and no indie artist community. (As reported earlier, the former MP3.com archive of 1.7 million songs was instead resurrected by another independent music community). The new MP3.com's search results don't even include the 3,500 indie artists from Download.com Music."

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  1. Ummmm by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny
    ..But this doesn't change the fact that CDs last a lot longer [than vinyl]
    Excuse me while I hit the article writer with my jazz records from the 40's. Sheesh.
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  2. You mean... by arrow · · Score: 3, Funny

    The new www.mp3.com.com.com.com...

    (if you don't get it, visit other C|NET sites.)

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  3. Re:Screw pay-to-download mp3s by Paulrothrock · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, let's start a check-writing campaign so that J Lo and Britney know how much they're loved.

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  4. Excellent! by patrixmyth · · Score: 5, Funny

    ~For example, with a single search you can find that 'Abbey Road' by the Beatles is not available for legal download at iTunes, Napster, or anywhere else.

    Just what I always wanted, a search engine that would tell me where I couldn't find what I was looking for...

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  5. Re:Screw pay-to-download mp3s by irokitt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, some of those emo artists out there really do need to feel loved, so why not?

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  6. Oh boy, they have issues by alta · · Score: 2, Funny

    Read the article about converting vinal to optical...

    Notice the steps...
    Step Five:
    Step Seven:
    Step Eight:
    Step Seven:
    Step Eight:

    Note: Repeat steps three to eight for the other side of the LP.

    Step Nine:

    Wow, that's great!

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  7. Re:Screw pay-to-download mp3s by Kizzle · · Score: 1, Funny

    Or do you think that Madona just grunts and craps out a pile of CDs?

    Yeah I was under that impression.

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  8. Only one search to find out you can't do it? by serutan · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the file sharing networks I use, it only takes one search to download Abbey Road.