Comment Re:Smart move (Score 1) 582
I prefer to think of it as "Netflix for music" except that you can keep your tracks as long as you want, as many as you want. I am also a Yahoo Unlimited subscriber. If like an album enough, I'll go out and buy the CD.
I can't think of a more economical way to try out new music. And by try out I don't mean a one-shot listen at the bookstore, or 30 second clips from Amazon.
The "need to own" is a bit fuzzy for me. With Yahoo I have music everywhere I need it - my office at work, my car (portable player that supports the DRM), and at home in multiple rooms via Roku M500s.
No I'm not really pro-DRM, but this to me is minimally invasive. I'm not restricted as to how many tracks I can download, keep at one time, how many times to listen, etc. THAT would be invasive.
Finally, I too would like to have unprotected MP3s or FLACs in whatever format I want. So buy a CD that doesn't have copy proection. Done.
Instead, people should be angry at the RIAA for not giving the money to the artists. That's where the real crime exists.
I can't think of a more economical way to try out new music. And by try out I don't mean a one-shot listen at the bookstore, or 30 second clips from Amazon.
The "need to own" is a bit fuzzy for me. With Yahoo I have music everywhere I need it - my office at work, my car (portable player that supports the DRM), and at home in multiple rooms via Roku M500s.
No I'm not really pro-DRM, but this to me is minimally invasive. I'm not restricted as to how many tracks I can download, keep at one time, how many times to listen, etc. THAT would be invasive.
Finally, I too would like to have unprotected MP3s or FLACs in whatever format I want. So buy a CD that doesn't have copy proection. Done.
Instead, people should be angry at the RIAA for not giving the money to the artists. That's where the real crime exists.
