Unlimited DRM Free Music Downloads - Should it Exist?
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When it comes to music, most people will admit that their music was not legally obtained. Downloading music has become a major part of most people’s lives; simply because it is easier and having to pay for it. One thing that music fans have been asking for for awhile now is some sort of monthly subscription to unlimited downloads.
The results aren’t particularly surprising in most cases, but one finding that stands out is the fact that 80 percent of P2P users said they would pay for a “legal file-sharing service.” What’s puzzling about the finding isn’t so much that people are still willing to pay for music, but that legal download services do exist that make it easy to buy legitimate content right now.
Link: Survey: young people happy to pay for music–on their own terms
Apple has been the first mp3 distributor to toy with the idea. However, they are claiming it will only be applicable to new iPod customers. Users will have to buy the lifetime unlimited download bundle for about $100 dollars more.
The idea is a great, but users will not want to buy a new iPod solely for unlimited downloads. IT would be very nice if Apple would allow every iPod user to buy unlimited downloads; whether the fee is for a lifetime or monthly does not matter. People would pay for this service.
Justin Capasso
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E2001
June 18th, 2008
at 10:40am
I think surveys of this kind are B.S. People ALWAYS say they would be “willing to pay” for a better service. Fact is: people NEVER pay, when given the FREE option. That’s why “DRM-Free” is so important: because, even if someone is willing to buy content at a fair price, they still want to be able to move it around however they see fit; including being able to give it away to friends. In fact; most “piracy” is considered to be just “friendly trading” by those involved. So don’t believe it’s going to go away just because you offer people a better business model. Wouldn’t make a bit of difference.
Anonymous
October 2nd, 2008
at 7:30pm
If that part about apple is true, I bet tons of people would sign up for it regardless. I think they need, maybe not w/ the life long but monthly, unlimited (or very high limit like 200 songs a month maybe) DRM FREE downloads. a plan like THAT would make millions
DanoSongsBlog
December 17th, 2008
at 7:48pm
The bottom line is that people have iPods with tons of gigabytes free that need to get filled up and they do not have the money to buy that many songs. I don’t people like to break the law so I think if there is something more affordable that could fill the entire demand out there that it would sell.
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