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join:2004-06-03
Kihei, HI
 ·Hawaiian Telcom
| Legitimizing was a bad idea in the first place... Most people equate Napster with free music, most of those probably also connect this all with copyright infringement, court cases, etc.
In legitimizing Napster, I think the majority make the wrong conclusion... ie, not that Napster has cleaned its act up but that the "legal technicalities" that caused the original service to be illegal have somehow been addressed, legitimizing their original business model...
The next leap in logic is that if Napster is now legal then it's only a matter of time for other file trading services to also become legal.
My scientific polling of 3 individuals shows this to be true for 67% of adults. 
The bottom line is that Napster, IMO, is irrevocably tied to copyright infringement.
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r3993
@comcast.net | Once you get bad rep, it is hard to fix that Napster is not getting a dime from me anytime soon. | |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
clubs: | Re: Once you get bad rep, it is hard to fix that said by r3993 :
Napster is not getting a dime from me anytime soon.
Did they turn bad after they went legit? :P | |
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join:2006-04-14
Carlsbad, NM
 ·US Cable
| Re: Once you get bad rep, it is hard to fix that No. IMHO these record companies took way too long to address what the public wanted--unprotected mp3's. Their pricing is still way off as most CD's you purchase are alot cheaper per song.
But then again the RIAA was looking in their best interests all along right? xD
The same goes for the movie studios but they are truly hindered by not so fast downloads speeds from most ISP's. What is truly hilarious here is that bit torrent technology could help them alot but they choose to demonize it and will continue to lose money to piracy because they refuse to think outside the box.
I d/l stuff I shouldn't only because it isn't available for purchase and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same way. I'd rather pay for a high quality rip I can call my own. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Once you get bad rep, it is hard to fix that said by jarthur31  :No. IMHO these record companies took way too long to address what the public wanted--unprotected mp3's. Their pricing is still way off as most CD's you purchase are alot cheaper per song. how so? a CD with 12 songs for $15 is $1.25 per song. Also one of the excuses people gave as to why they illegally download was that they were tired of paying for a full CD that only had 3 or 4 songs they actually liked. So now you can get those 4 sogns for $4. How is that expensive? Sure beats paying $12-$15 for a CD. I assume if you like a song you probaby plan on listening to it at least 100 times within your lifetime. So at $1 per song that's 1¢ for every time you hear it. Is that too much for a song you really really like? That's about 15¢-20¢ an hour to listen to your favorite music. What other entertainment option is that cheap? Movies, DVDs, video games? cable? I guess cable could be if you watched it 12-15 hours a day. | |
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
| Re: It was a great idea... said by Skeedatl :...but the technology sucks. I have a Creative Zen Vision and Plays ForSureWhenItFeelsLikeIt worked like ass. It would constantly lose authorization for different tracks but you wouldn't know it until you actually played the track. I went on a trip to Vegas just to find out 3/4 of the tracks that were synced just 2 days earlier weren't authorized. When I got home I cancelled the service and shelved Creative's POS player. I knew someone who had the same problem. Would always lose sync at the worst times. He ended up dumping there service as quick as he got it. | |
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| BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by Skeedatl :...but the technology sucks. I have a Creative Zen Vision and Plays ForSureWhenItFeelsLikeIt worked like ass. It would constantly lose authorization for different tracks but you wouldn't know it until you actually played the track. I went on a trip to Vegas just to find out 3/4 of the tracks that were synced just 2 days earlier weren't authorized. When I got home I cancelled the service and shelved Creative's POS player. Napster sell DRM-free songs now. | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
Premium
join:2007-12-26
The Cloud | Re: It was a great idea... Too late for them. I'll never go back. | |
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softimage
join:2002-09-04
| music i had nothing but a great time with my dell dj and napster sub. i never had that sync prob.
i switched to zune and basically have the same thing. the thing is there's 2 types of people, one that will pay for music if its reasonably priced like napster and zune marketplace. and those that don't care what the price is they just want an excuse to steal it. thats fine but at least be honest about it and stop blaming the services or hardware.
~$15 a month for all the music u want, to me is a great deal. | |
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Packerman
join:2004-04-15 | DRM Free I download tracks drm free for 99 cents. I like it never have any problems. Can use it with any player I have. | |
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napster is good
@comcast.net | I've been a subscriber since 2003/04 can't beat it -can play whatever you want for just 10-15 a month and can buy mp3's for 79 cents if you buy in bulk.
Its easily the best music value out there.
I love napster.
Think of a song? then play it on napster. | |
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R1
join:2003-03-08
Buffalo Grove, IL | Re: I've been a subscriber since 2003/04 Uh-huh...  | |
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| espaeth
Misanthrope
Premium
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
·Comcast
·Embarq
| Actually, I agree with you on this one. When I bought a new car back in Feb I had the option of adding Sirius radio for $430 up-front + $12.95/mo. Instead I elected to sign up for Napster to Go for $14.95/mo with a 12 month commitment to get the free MP3 player, as my car has an AUX input by default.
It's been a pretty good service overall. I love that I can constantly keep changing out the tunes on the player based on how my interests differ from week to week. The only frustrating part is it seems some of the labels withdrew some of the content made available to Napster after they started offering DRM-free music for purchase. | |
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