Re: [d@DCC] MP3.com replacement

From: John Lange <john.lange _-at-_ open-it.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:12:23 -0600
References: <1103603382.29157.955.camel@ws102.darkcore.net> <41C7B73A.2090509@fadingwaysmusic.com>

On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 23:40, Neil Leyton wrote:
> Hello John,
> 
> Mindawn is nothing like MP3.com.  It is a digital music sales service, 
> more like iTunes, but completely cross-platform and DRM free, meaning 
> when you buy a track off Mindawn you can do with it what you will.

Sounds like mp3.com to me. Plus artists can upload and sell their own
music which is a lot like mp3.com. Artists can not upload and sell their
music on any of the other major music services that I'm aware of.

>  There 
> is no contradiction; being cross-platform means equally offered to any 
> system, whether it be a Linux machine, Mac OS or Windows.

I only mean, the contradiction is, it says "targeted at linux users".
This is not the case as it is cross platform.

> I signed up Fading Ways after an earlier post to this list regarding 
> Mindawn. We're in the process of adding artist albums...
> 
> Neil Leyton
> www.fadingwaysmusic.com
> 
> >I posted last week asking if anyone knew of a similar service to
> >mp3.com.
> >
> >Today I see:
> >
> >http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2434403923.html
> >
> >"TheKompany.com today formally launched Mindawn, a music download
> >service that, unlike iTunes and Napster, targets Linux desktops. Mindawn
> >is claimed to provide CD-quality song files and "virtually no" digital
> >rights management (DRM) restrictions, offer full previews of the entire
> >songs, and provide downloads in "lossless" Ogg Vorbis and FLAC formats,
> >as well as in other common "lossy" formats."
> >
> >It should be noted that this article goes right on to contradict itself
> >by pointing out their player is available for Windows & Mac. (not to
> >mention any player should work with Ogg Vorbis).
> >
> >Further down the article it also mentions that artists can upload their
> >own music and collect royalties.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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