Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Not only do songs expire, but also...
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> Universal and Sony prohibit Zune sharing for certain artists
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> | It's official: record companies don't like you. After all that griping
> | about signing up for the Zune music store -- and keep in mind that
> | these record companies receive monies for selling songs here -- that
> | resulted in Universal Music Group getting some sort of fat royalty
> | check from Microsoft for Zune sales, not to mention whatever
> | negotiations went on behind closed doors to come up with that
> | ridiculously minimal "three days or three plays" sharing scheme, a
> | couple of labels have once again gone out of their way to make
> | life hard on you.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/19/universal-and-sony-prohibit-zune-sharing-for-certain-artists/
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>
> Related:
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> A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)
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> | Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
> | the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
> | (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to
> | store unpurchased songs.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
> | money goes to the Universal, not to the artists.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
> | thieves without evidence.
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http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/
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> Universal to seek money for each iPod sold
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> | "It would be a nice idea. We have a negotiation coming up not too
> | far. I don't see why we wouldn't do that... but maybe not in the
> | same way," Morris said. His "same way" comment is a reference tot
> | he Zune, which Universal already gets $1 from after signing a deal
> | with Microsoft.
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> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061128-8309.html
I was in the local OFFICE DEPOT and the sales associate there told me that
the return rate of Zune sales was more than 50%. The major complaint was...
it's horrible, won't play any with Apple's iTunes...
This "restrict by artist" is just another nail in the coffin...
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Jerry McBride
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