At 12:44 AM 1/18/2004, you wrote:
quoted 7 lines There are a number of discussions on various message boards discussing the>There are a number of discussions on various message boards discussing the
>legality of this service in the US. As of right now I don't think there is
>a definite answer. Anyway, all I wanted to point out with my post was that
>Warps statement of being the only website offering high quality MP3s is
>plain wrong. While the legality of allofmp3 in the US may be questionable
>they certainly have done a great job offering the content in a multitude
>of formats.
I think the legality is exactly the reason Warp makes the claim that they
do -- the questionable legality makes it so you really can't publicize such
a site, and the fact that it comes across like any other "warez" site
(700mb of apps delivered to your door for $10!) rather than a music site is
pretty sketchy. I mean, you can donate to the BitTorrent people, then
donate to the big catalogs of sites, but just because you can then download
FLAC albums doesn't exactly make it a "music store" (or legal ;D)
Still, the thing that does it for me is that Warp is really up-front about
how much the artist gets. If I knew artists got absolutely nothing, I
wouldn't really give a damn about buying music. Warp says "artist gets
half of what you buy," which is really a great thing to know, and piques my
interest for their service. Much more than other sites that hide it (or,
like allofmp3, don't give anything to artists).
derek
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