MySpace to Enable Members to Sell Music

Sat Sep 2, 2006 12:07 AM EDT

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Alex Veiga, AP Real Estate Writer

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Javatyger

I think this is a great idea for new artists to get their names out and get their music on to people's MP3's legally in the U.S. There are many great local bands here in Edmonton, but not much of a voice outside the city. I hope this helps new artists get their name out and make a few bucks too.

Thankfully I'm in Canada and can just download legally for free. LOL.

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#1 - Sat Sep 2, 2006 4:21 PM EDT

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Christopher Woods

Glad to see that they aren't embracing DRM - hopefully they understand that would make it into a poison pill for most people. Hopefully they'll bring their service to market with MP3 as the distribution format, god knows I can't stand most of the run-of-the-mill indie @!$%#e which populates the majority of MySpace Music's pages, but for the few quality artists who represent theirselves on there, having their tracks in MP3 would make me consider purchasing them way more than if they were DRMed. 1 kudos point for MySpace.

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#2 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 9:23 PM EDT

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Len Jennings

I want to know what SnoCap and MySpace are planning to do regarding protecting the independent musicians music? Specifically, how do they plan to keep users from stealing the music already there. Their flash player does little in the way of maintaining a secure stream.

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#3 - Tue Sep 5, 2006 2:13 PM EDT

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