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August 31, 2006
More Details on SpiralFrog, or If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is
Those silly record labels and their misguided attempts at giving the people what they want. From the Coolfer tip, more details on what looks to be a dead on arrival download service (DOADS?). This extracted from a KCRW interview with industry consultant Celia Hirschman:
"Have the major labels finally caved to the notion that illegal downloading cannot be stopped? Is this the beginning of the end of the record business as we know it?Not at all. Rather, this is classic Record Business. Read the fine print of the Spira lFrog deal, and the hairs on the back of your neck will stand up. First of all, when consumers download the track, they'll be subjected to a 90 second audio advertisement embedded at the beginning of each track. That's 90 seconds of advertising for every song downloaded. And the downloads will only be available to the listener for six months, where upon the song will be erased from their libraries like a Mission Impossible espionage tape."
Is it time yet for a reality show on "building the next download service," a postmodern satire? The hilarity never ends. In a related note, Norwegian police recovered the stolen Edvard Munch painting, "The Scream."
Previously: SpiralFrog - Free Download Service , eMusic - Scrappiness pays in volume, Sony & DRM - It's All Gonna Break
Tags: SpiralFrog, Digital Music
Posted by Merry Swankster at August 31, 2006 02:50 PM
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