[aom3]

I’ve spent the last few hours this morning using the new MySpace Music product - searching for music, adding it to playlists and my profile, and listening. It’s far from perfect (more on that below). But MySpace has done something incredible at a big picture level: they’ve created both a compelling music experience for users as well as a realistic, long term business model for labels and artists in a world where recorded music moves towards free.

Read on: MySpace Music Puts The Industry On The Right Track

[aom3]

I agree with the editor that this is big news for the digital music industry. A major influential music service is going for the alternative business model and is not incoperating DRM. This is brilliant, espesically when electronic companies recently decided to confer on a central DRM policy that all media would comply.

Only downer? Only available to U.S citizens atm. But considering that Myspace has invested so much into this along with having a dedicated 10-man team to break down those complex licensing issues, I don't think it will be long before this is made available to international users.

[solaris]

Originally Posted by aom3

I agree with the editor that this is big news for the digital music industry. A major influential music service is going for the alternative business model and is not incoperating DRM. This is brilliant, espesically when electronic companies recently decided to confer on a central DRM policy that all media would comply.

Only downer? Only available to U.S citizens atm. But considering that Myspace has invested so much into this along with having a dedicated 10-man team to break down those complex licensing issues, I don't think it will be long before this is made available to international users.

I'm so sick of geographical DISCRIMINATION like this

As described in below article, I think it will take AT LEAST 2 years (if ever) for such a service to be accessible for people living outside the U.S. - just look at www.Hulu.com

The new MySpace Music launches tonight for everyone. But like Hulu, another joint venture backed by News Corp. (MySpace’s parent company), it’ll only be for U.S. users. International users will see the new design and functionality, but the new content won’t be there. Hulu is now a year old and most video content is still only watchable in the U.S.

MySpace already has tens of millions of non-U.S. users, none of which will be able to listen to the deep catalog of new music being added to the site from all the major labels. They won’t be able to access, create or share the new playlists. And if U.S. users add music to their profiles, people outside the U.S. won’t be able to listen to it (unless its part of the existing and much smaller catalog of music available today).

Full story here:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/24...t-for-us-users