Licensing Issues Shut Down Pandora Outside US

randalotto writes "I'm in France for the summer and have been listening to Pandora at work. I tried logging on tonight and was greeted with a surprising message: 'We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the US. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative. ... The pace of global licensing is hard to predict, but we have the ultimate goal of being able to offer our service everywhere.' I'm not sure what the deal is or what licensing requirements suddenly changed, but Pandora in France is no more..." Note: the above link redirects to the main site, for those inside the US.

Comments

What's left for users outside the U.S.?

[Tumbleweed]

Hope.

Re:What's left for users outside the U.S.?

[clarkkent09]

I don't think he wants to get around hope.

Re:What's left for users outside the U.S.?

[Killer Orca]

Trust a slashdot user to logically connect my post to the GP in CLEARLY the wrong way. I love it! I tip my hat to you sir!

That whooshing sound you hear is available to listeners inside the U.S. only due to licensing restrictions.

Re:What's left for users outside the U.S.?

[commodoresloat]

So you're going with Change, then?

Re:What's left for users outside the U.S.?

[sorak]

Trust a slashdot user to logically connect my post to the GP in CLEARLY the wrong way. I love it!

I tip my hat to you sir!

That whooshing sound you hear is available to listeners inside the U.S. only due to licensing restrictions.

aw, crap. Please don't tell me we've patented stupidity.

Re:Tor

[B4light]

Mmm, I love the sound of slowly downloaded music in the morning.

Re:Tor

[rts008]

*sigh*
I see similar posts frequently.
Okay, here's how its done:

You have to bypass the Heisenberg Compensaters to create an inertial sump, then reverse the polarity on the Warp Field Generators, then combine the streams(yes, this time you do!) and reroute the output to the deflector dish to emit a focused tachyon pulse that has to be synchronized and modulated with the inertia compensator's artificial gravity generator, pipe your Tor proxy through that and Lynx then flies at near light speeds down the 'tubes'!

*disclaimer:you can exceed ISP 'bandwidth' caps in milliseconds this way, so type FAST!*
[end sarcasm]

I feel your pain.
Tor is handy, but is far from 'the Silver Bullet' it is claimed to be.

I also see streaming something like Pandora over Tor as problematic at best.

Re:Doesn't make sense

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not the public, it's just a few million of my close friends.

Re:Tor

[93 Escort Wagon]

You have to bypass the Heisenberg Compensaters to create an inertial sump, then reverse the polarity on the Warp Field Generators, then combine the streams(yes, this time you do!) and reroute the output to the deflector dish to emit a focused tachyon pulse that has to be synchronized and modulated with the inertia compensator's artificial gravity generator, pipe your Tor proxy through that and Lynx then flies at near light speeds down the 'tubes'!

Like putting too much air in a balloon! Of course, it's so simple now!