From today, feel free to download another 25 million songs - legally
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INTELCRAZY
banned
It's illegal to use LimeWire to download copyrighted material.
Here's the reason for the delay on Qtrax's download: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GadgetGuide/wireStory?id=4196546
"A revamped online file-sharing service that promised to offer unlimited, free music downloads from all the major record labels hit an apparent snag Sunday after one denied it had given the service permission.
Qtrax touted in a press release Sunday morning that it was the first Internet file-swapping service to be "fully embraced by the music industry," and boasted it would carry up to 30 million tracks from "all the major labels."
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Universal Music Group and EMI Group PLC later confirmed they did not have licensing deals in place with Qtrax, noting discussions were still ongoing. A call to Sony BMG Music Entertainment was not immediately returned."
So it seems they're jumping the gun. Tsk. Hardly a surprise. And I did turn up this little fly in the ointment:
"Downloads however come with copy-protection technology known as digital-rights management, or DRM, to prevent users from burning copies to a CD and calculate how to divvy up advertising sales with labels."
Well, that sure puts a wet blanket over things.
Prevent? Hahah... That's a laugh...
Their software looks to be crap... And there website isn't that well made, I clicked on the Daft Punk link on the homepage and it took some crap with the foo fighters
Trizoy
VIP Member
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3264556.ece
Problems already...
And their stock is trading at .09$ a share...
Problems already...
And their stock is trading at .09$ a share...
g4m3rof1337
Active Member
Yes.
But people here are mentioning Limewire and other P2P stuff.
I saw this on another forum.
People are saying Qtrax is a big scam.
http://www.qtrax.com/features.php
Go to the top left plus.
They don't trust Qtrax.
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hermeslyre
VIP Member
You can't. Qtrax hasn't come to an agreement with the recording labels, despite the fact they said they did. Vaporware.
bumblebee_tuna
New Member
I find it incredibly sad the music industry has come to this, not because of the outcome but of the cause; that so many people are downloading and sharing music with so much wanton that the music has practically given up caring about their loses and has resorted to different measures (I'd be careful about this, this reeks of some sort of Big Brother........).
More or less of patting myself on the back, I've always had a sort of code when it came to downloading music; I only download music when I can't obtain it by legal or practical means or if I want just an individual song. So, if I want Avenged Sevenfold's newest CD, I'll go to the store and buy a hard copy. If I want a Maximum the Hormone's What's up, people?, I'll go and download it off a site.
More or less of patting myself on the back, I've always had a sort of code when it came to downloading music; I only download music when I can't obtain it by legal or practical means or if I want just an individual song. So, if I want Avenged Sevenfold's newest CD, I'll go to the store and buy a hard copy. If I want a Maximum the Hormone's What's up, people?, I'll go and download it off a site.
i think its funny that there are people out there that stand up for the RIAA anytime someone mentions pirating music... that is a corporation that only cares about its bottom line and would gladly slit your throat for a nickel. the artists will still be very well off regardless of album sales. and if they are in it for the money, they are in it for the wrong reasons IMO
INTELCRAZY
banned
Yeah, well, try to obtain Daft Punk... Long ago and far away.
If you can't find it in stores, then you find it online on some slutty site that scares your credit card away(I don't trust some of these music sites).. So I just said "Screw'em" and went another route.
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Verve
New Member
not at all, the main page wasn't even working last time I tried - looks like they took it off the server. Either way I just deleted it.
apj101
VIP Member
**** it this mother ****ing piece of shit doesn't work god damn it
watch the langauge Jabes, there is NO need to talk like that
BluePlum
banned
Unless u stubb your tow. That kills.
jimmymac
VIP Member
This one is appearing to be a hoax you know
The big 4 music labels have all denied making deals with qtrax. Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner had publicly denied that they had agreed to back the new Qtrax service. Universal Music, the largest of the group, said it also had not signed a deal for the new Qtrax service and is still in discussions. EMI Group said that while its song publishing unit has an agreement with Qtrax, its recorded music arm, EMI Music, does not. EMI Music, Sony BMG and Warner all previously had agreements with Qtrax, which was testing a paid music download service. Sources say those agreements expired in the last year and did not cover the new free, ad-supported model now being promoted by Qtrax.
Many angles believing this might be an elaborate share price hoax, the share price has risen quite well following the interest in it from the pre launch.
The big 4 music labels have all denied making deals with qtrax. Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner had publicly denied that they had agreed to back the new Qtrax service. Universal Music, the largest of the group, said it also had not signed a deal for the new Qtrax service and is still in discussions. EMI Group said that while its song publishing unit has an agreement with Qtrax, its recorded music arm, EMI Music, does not. EMI Music, Sony BMG and Warner all previously had agreements with Qtrax, which was testing a paid music download service. Sources say those agreements expired in the last year and did not cover the new free, ad-supported model now being promoted by Qtrax.
Many angles believing this might be an elaborate share price hoax, the share price has risen quite well following the interest in it from the pre launch.