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Spotify Retreats To Invite-Only In UK

Posted by timothy on from the spot-of-trouble dept.

Barence writes "Music streaming service Spotify has been forced to enact tight restrictions on new members in the UK, and revert back to an invite-only system. The company has decided to take drastic action following the release of its iPhone and Android apps earlier this week, which have created 'huge demand in the UK,' according to Spotify. People who don't want to put their hand in their pocket and don't have any friends can sign up to a waiting list instead."

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  1. Re:Spotify is RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Explain.

  2. Re:Spotify by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You never actually own anything, and really pay every time you listen to the track.

    No, you pay once, and then listen to the track as many times as you like. Well, up to the limit of how many minutes there are in a month. So with an song length of say, four minutes, you could play it about eleven thousand times.

    No thanks. I'd rather die.

    Don't worry, you will.