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Today's Washington Post has a long and interesting piece on legal and illegal music downloading.
One of the continuing problems of the legitimate services is interoperability:
With each player and service using slightly different file formats, standards and security tools, users may have less freedom to use their music than they think. IPod owners who buy music from iTunes might get a shock if they buy new devices from Creative Labs or Dell and try to pull their iTunes songs onto them. And there is the continuing problem of competing with free:
"The legality thing is a definite bonus and if it had been like that the whole time, it would be easier to adapt to," the Maryland student said. "But if you're used to downloading illegally ... and getting away with it, I can't imagine most people I know would pay to get less. ... Why buy the cow when you can steal the milk for free?"
posted by James DeLong @ 10:42 AM | Internet: P2P, Search Engines...
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