Comments on: Sony BMG partners DRM-laden We7 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gareth Reakes http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228/comment-page-1#comment-357124 Gareth Reakes Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:20:52 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228#comment-357124 Hi Jon, The guardian quote is incorrect. There is no DRM software. You download an mp3 with the ad (an mp3 cannot have DRM - its an open format that can be played but all mp3 players). After 30 days you come back to the site and download it again without the ad (using one of your credits). Alternatively, and you don't have to use this, you can soon download a bit of software for iTunes that helps you by removing the ads without you having to come back to the site. This is not any kind of DRM - it places no restrictions on the playing of movement of the file. We make all our software. Hi Simon, We are trying to provide a third option. At the moment if someone wanted the well crafted album you speak of then they could either pay for it or steal it. Many many more people steal than buy. With our way, if you don't want to or can't pay (perhaps you just want to try the album before buying to see if you like it) then the artist will still get compensated for their work. Cheers, Gareth Hi Jon,

The guardian quote is incorrect. There is no DRM software. You download an mp3 with the ad (an mp3 cannot have DRM – its an open format that can be played but all mp3 players). After 30 days you come back to the site and download it again without the ad (using one of your credits). Alternatively, and you don’t have to use this, you can soon download a bit of software for iTunes that helps you by removing the ads without you having to come back to the site. This is not any kind of DRM – it places no restrictions on the playing of movement of the file. We make all our software.

Hi Simon,

We are trying to provide a third option. At the moment if someone wanted the well crafted album you speak of then they could either pay for it or steal it. Many many more people steal than buy. With our way, if you don’t want to or can’t pay (perhaps you just want to try the album before buying to see if you like it) then the artist will still get compensated for their work.

Cheers,

Gareth

]]> By: Simon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228/comment-page-1#comment-356348 Simon Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228#comment-356348 Ads at the start of a song? Way to piss on the concept of an album as something bigger than just a collection of songs. But then again, (and no offense intended), I feel these services are targeted to those who are less musically educated due to, in my experience, the limited artist selection to what's popular and such said ideas which break down and dumb down the greater aspects of musical composition. When a good artist releases a solid album, its crafted to flow together and be an album; its a single entity to be enjoyed uninterrupted from start to finish. Ads at the start of a song? Way to piss on the concept of an album as something bigger than just a collection of songs. But then again, (and no offense intended), I feel these services are targeted to those who are less musically educated due to, in my experience, the limited artist selection to what’s popular and such said ideas which break down and dumb down the greater aspects of musical composition. When a good artist releases a solid album, its crafted to flow together and be an album; its a single entity to be enjoyed uninterrupted from start to finish.

]]> By: Gareth Reakes http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228/comment-page-1#comment-356250 Gareth Reakes Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:04:07 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15228#comment-356250 Hi, my name is Gareth Reakes and I am CTO at we7. I wanted to correct this article. We7 do not use DRM. All downloads are mp3 only and always have been. Its why taking the ad off is a bit complicated at the moment (you have to come back to site and re-download it). We do have a download manager coming out to help with this though. Any questions please feel free to mail gareth at we7 dot com. Regards, Gareth Hi, my name is Gareth Reakes and I am CTO at we7. I wanted to correct this article. We7 do not use DRM. All downloads are mp3 only and always have been. Its why taking the ad off is a bit complicated at the moment (you have to come back to site and re-download it). We do have a download manager coming out to help with this though. Any questions please feel free to mail gareth at we7 dot com.

Regards,

Gareth

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