[iTunes] Re: 4.0 Sharing

[Adam Bass]

Yes, well just listening to other people's songs is perfectly fine. The 
problem was that people figured out how to hack it and they created 
apps that easily let people download streaming music from other people 
and it was becoming this whole P2P thing. It's just annoying that they 
couldn't have found a way to make it more secure rather than just 
getting rid of the feature entirely. :(

Adam



On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 12:16  AM, Kunga wrote:

> To Share Or Not To Share, That Is The Question?
>
> Since when is listening - not downloading - to someone else's songs 
> while visiting their list a violation of the right of any music owner 
> to share his/her music with others? Apple gave us this technology a 
> month ago and those of us who are fortunate enough to have a copy are 
> not likely to be doing any upgrades to 4.0.1 or anything higher 
> anytime soon - like NEVER.
>
> I think that the sharing of playlists among friends can only enhance 
> the iTunes Store's attraction. We get to discover new songs we didn't 
> know existed and can understand them in more than a 30 second snippit 
> enough to want to buy them. I don't see the downside. It is 
> unfortunate that the recording industry is so unnecessarily paranoid 
> about fair use. Every time they get their brains in a twist, they 
> shoot themselves in the foot. Playlist Stream Sharing is a way to sell 
> more songs, just as is radio. Short sidedness is retroactive and 
> retardes the development of both internet and music media.
>
> I only wish Steve had pitched the advantages of personal internet 
> stream sharing instead of caving into the myopic industry pressure 
> cookers who are clueless about what drives sales. It's not only word 
> of mouth and 30 second clips. It's a first listen to a complete song 
> that the listener wants enough to buy for repeat listens. Thanks for 
> the opportunity to share Apple. There are some of us who will keep 4.0 
> and share the wealth - FOREVER.
>
> k
>
>
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