Comments on: Zune users to be paid for sharing songs? http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Steve http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-860 Steve Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:34:16 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-860 Who will exploit this first? _______________ http://www.FreeOpenMoko.com Who will exploit this first?

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]]> By: Watch TV http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-853 Watch TV Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:09:35 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-853 That's actually quite nice, granted they still have DRM and that it only lets you listen to it 3 times, it's still an improvement and the referral system is a nice change, ITunes would never think about doing this. That’s actually quite nice, granted they still have DRM and that it only lets you listen to it 3 times, it’s still an improvement and the referral system is a nice change, ITunes would never think about doing this.

]]> By: Phil http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-850 Phil Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:25:17 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-850 Luca is right, I was about to say the same thing. It was a German company iirc. Their patent (assuming they had one) may well be sufficiently general that Microsoft's could be shown to infringe on it. Luca is right, I was about to say the same thing. It was a German company iirc. Their patent (assuming they had one) may well be sufficiently general that Microsoft’s could be shown to infringe on it.

]]> By: Vote... http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-849 Vote... Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:22:48 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-849 The only cool thing about the Zune is sharing songs between Zune users. To bad Micro$oft nerfed the whole thing by restricting those shared uses to 3. Dude 1: "Hey duders, what are you guys up too?" Dude 2 + 3: "I just downloaded a song from his Zune, for free, wirelessly!" Dude 1: "Awesome, I gotta get one of those." Dude 2: "Well, you can only listen to it 3 times." Dude 1: "And you're excited about this feature because...?" The only cool thing about the Zune is sharing songs between Zune users. To bad Micro$oft nerfed the whole thing by restricting those shared uses to 3.

Dude 1: “Hey duders, what are you guys up too?”

Dude 2 + 3: “I just downloaded a song from his Zune, for free, wirelessly!”

Dude 1: “Awesome, I gotta get one of those.”

Dude 2: “Well, you can only listen to it 3 times.”

Dude 1: “And you’re excited about this feature because…?”

]]> By: Luca http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-848 Luca Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:49:53 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-848 Nice, just I think Microsoft copied a (c) web applications strategy publish a few years ago, and some sites a using a similar strategy. like SaySaid.com Nice, just I think Microsoft copied a (c) web applications strategy publish a few years ago, and some sites a using a similar strategy. like SaySaid.com

]]> By: Michael http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-845 Michael Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:27:26 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-845 @Jeremy: But people do buy DRM music through a DRM store. It's called iTunes. @Jeremy: But people do buy DRM music through a DRM store. It’s called iTunes.

]]> By: Johan S http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-844 Johan S Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:08:37 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-844 Is that an iPod ? To me, that looks more like an iPod nano than a Zune. Is that an iPod ? To me, that looks more like an iPod nano than a Zune.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-843 Jeremy Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:04:22 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-843 This will *never* work. Think about it. Without DRM there is no way to tell if an *.mp3 is legal or not. If they pay folks for sharing non-DRM'ed stuff, then any fool can get a living out of MS by simply swapping files around on the net. Crazy. This proposal, (like most of MS's stuff), relies on the assumption that everyone will buy their DRM'ed music through a DRM'ed store and that MS will be able to look through your Zune HD and examine files etc. Also, if you read the patent, it says MS is thinking of attaching advertisements on those songs before they allow you to transfer them. Greaatt! *roll eyes* So basically this would work in North Korea or some other Nazi-esque country. This will *never* work. Think about it. Without DRM there is no way to tell if an *.mp3 is legal or not.

If they pay folks for sharing non-DRM’ed stuff, then any fool can get a living out of MS by simply swapping files around on the net. Crazy.

This proposal, (like most of MS’s stuff), relies on the assumption that everyone will buy their DRM’ed music through a DRM’ed store and that MS will be able to look through your Zune HD and examine files etc. Also, if you read the patent, it says MS is thinking of attaching advertisements on those songs before they allow you to transfer them. Greaatt! *roll eyes*

So basically this would work in North Korea or some other Nazi-esque country.

]]> By: Hari http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-842 Hari Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:59:44 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-842 How many users are they talking about? 5? How many users are they talking about? 5?

]]> By: Steve O'Hear (editor) http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-839 Steve O'Hear (editor) Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:16:54 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-839 Sounds like it ;) Sounds like it ;)

]]> By: guise http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-838 guise Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:26:24 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/13/zune-users-to-be-paid-for-sharing-songs/#comment-838 I can get paid for pirated music? I can get paid for pirated music?

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