Ad-Supported Free Music Downloads Doomed to Failure?

madonna writes "CNET extensively explains why the new We7.com download service — which offers ad-embedded free music downloads without DRM — is doomed to failure. 'This service absolutely, categorically will not succeed. You can quote us on that. It's true the best way to combat piracy is to provide a realistic and affordable alternative, and free is certainly affordable. But music downloaders are not going to switch to using a service that costs the same as using BitTorrent or Limewire, but comes with abominable disclaimers or advertisements.'"

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Re:Morality is hard to define

[Miseph]

Oh God, an egoist... We tried that 20 years ago, it was called the Reagan administration, it was an abject failure, and has been re-popularized by a famous name and a sort of misguided nostalgia. Please, take an entry-level philosophy course or something, get over this rationalized sociopathy.