Warner To End Free Streaming of Its Content

Posted by kdawson on Friday February 12, 2010 @01:52AM from the moment-of-silence-in-the-stream dept.

eldavojohn writes "If you have a license to stream content for free from Warner, be aware: Warner has announced plans to cancel streaming licenses. Major sites such as Last.fm, Spotify, and Pandora may be affected — Warner has not yet spelled out whether streaming restrictions will apply to existing licenses, or only to future ones. Warner's CEO Edgar Bronfman said, 'Free streaming services are clearly not net positive for the industry and as far as Warner Music is concerned will not be licensed.' You might contend that Warner gets a cut of the ad-based revenue these free streaming sites take in. While true, Bronfman contended that this revenue comes nowhere near what they need in compensation for each individual's enjoyment of each work. The article quotes spokesmen for other labels who disagree with Warner's stance, however. Music's digital birthing pains continue."

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Re:Maybe try treating customers better? by socsoc · 2010-02-12 03:44 · Score: 1, Flamebait

iTunes tells you to back up your music and app library. You encouraged her to purchase them, but not properly store them. While the physical media is different (and yes bandwidth does have a cost), if I put my CDs out on my roof and they get destroyed, Best Buy won't replace them for me.