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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oh noes! by Anonymous Coward · 2010-02-12 02:07 · Score: -1, Redundant

Oh noes, nawt mah free muzac!!!
I wont let em take away mah muzac,
coz mah muzac iz mah prozac,
I want everythang for free,
I can haz free muzac,
I know you wanna be kul like me,
but you nawt trendy, you nawt in,
you aint even on ritalin,
mah peeps gonna rize up and take teh powar back,
coz we iz - oh shit, my mom's home early and i didnt go to skul today! bbl, i hopes