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Would You Rent a Song For a Dime?

Posted by kdawson on from the twenty-million-says-you-will dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What's worse than a padlocking every song so that they will only play on certain devices? How about selling (renting) you songs that work on no devices? Astonishingly, this is what the music industry thinks we need. Warner Music is spending $20 million to back Lala, a startup devising a service to convince people to 'buy' 'web songs' for 10 cents each; these are then kept for safekeeping only by Lala with no download privileges. Industry insider Michael Robertson leaks the facts on this scheme, along with a seekrit URL so you can try it out."

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  1. In a word... by iamthelinuxguy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    NO!

  2. What about rent to own? by Proudrooster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    American's like to own and collect stuff. That's why houses, TVs, and MP3 storage capacity keep getting larger and larger. If I simply rent songs, what is the point of buying a 500GB video IPod or having the 5 Terabytes in my MythTV media center? The only way I see this plan working is if I rent it 10 times, that entitles me to own it. 10 rents = 1 purchase and you have to give me 1 penny back to be the same price as ITunes. Got it looosers?

  3. Re:Imaginary Property by TubeSteak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Short answer....no.

    "Fiat S.p.A. (Fiat Group) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin, Northern Italy." Try this one:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_currency
    "In economics, fiat currency or fiat money is money that has value primarily because a government demands it in payment of taxes, and that government has credible enforcement of its demand."

    Fiat currency has been around a lot longer than the automobile.
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