Comments on: SpiralFrog fights piracy with free music. But… http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/18/spiralfrog-fights-piracy-with-free-music-but/ Truth happens Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:42:57 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 by: Kurt http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/18/spiralfrog-fights-piracy-with-free-music-but/#comment-23297 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:29:11 +0000 http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/18/spiralfrog-fights-piracy-with-free-music-but/#comment-23297 Good, Bad, Ugly indeed! However one bad egg doesnt have to ruin the whole farm! I think there is a real possibility for ad funded free music being a success, so long as there arent too many restrictions on the user. Spiral does restrict too much, fact. But I did find a UK based Ad funded free music model called www.we7.com. This allows the user to download the file to keep, DRM free, compatible with PCs and Macs and all players, and you can burn tracks onto CDs. There is no obligation to return to the site once having used it. The business is backed by Peter Gabriel and it seems a lot more artist friendly. Check it out! we7.com Good, Bad, Ugly indeed! However one bad egg doesnt have to ruin the whole farm! I think there is a real possibility for ad funded free music being a success, so long as there arent too many restrictions on the user. Spiral does restrict too much, fact. But I did find a UK based Ad funded free music model called www.we7.com. This allows the user to download the file to keep, DRM free, compatible with PCs and Macs and all players, and you can burn tracks onto CDs. There is no obligation to return to the site once having used it. The business is backed by Peter Gabriel and it seems a lot more artist friendly. Check it out! we7.com

]]> by: Maddog http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/18/spiralfrog-fights-piracy-with-free-music-but/#comment-22621 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:16:16 +0000 http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/18/spiralfrog-fights-piracy-with-free-music-but/#comment-22621 This just goes to show just how nefarious DRM is. People shouild just ignore SpiralFrog. Sadly, this also represents another attack -- albeit unwitting -- on the concept of free music. If the term can mean anyhting marketers want it to mean, then it means nothing at all. This just goes to show just how nefarious DRM is. People shouild just ignore SpiralFrog.

Sadly, this also represents another attack — albeit unwitting — on the concept of free music. If the term can mean anyhting marketers want it to mean, then it means nothing at all.

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