IP: DEAD ON ARRIVAL: Record groups to unveil online music service

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Record groups to unveil online music service
>
> By Christopher Grimes in New York
> Published: December 3 2001 21:37 | Last Updated: December 4 2001 02:37
> The Financial Times
>
> The first internet music service backed by major record companies is set to
> launch on Tuesday, giving consumers a chance to legally download songs onto
> their personal computers.
>
> --SNIP--
>
> The RealOne music service will let subscribers download 100 songs onto their
> computers every month for $9.95. It also offers 100 "streams", a radio-like
> feature where the songs are not stored on a computer's hard drive.
>
> If a subscriber to RealOne Music lets his membership lapse, he loses access
> to music that was already downloaded. In effect, this means subscribers are
> renting the music more than actually buying it.
>
> --SNIP--
>
> Neither service will allow users to transfer songs to portable devices or to
> CDs -- both considered essential features by many online music fans. "The
> ability to copy songs freely and to move them to portable devices are
> paramount to users, but these permissions will not be granted with the first
> launch of MusicNet and Pressplay," a study by research firm Jupiter finds.
>
> While both services are expected to offer about 100,000 songs when they
> launch, subscribers to one service will not be able to hear songs on the
> rival. This is a significant drawback, although executives from both
> services say these problems will be worked out soon.
>
> --SNIP--
>
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>
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