On 12/06/07, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> That's the main
point - the BBC is the wrong target here.
The BBC is very much the right target. When the trend it to move awayfrom
proprietary software and lock-in formats, the the BBC is fastbecoming one large
advert for Microsoft. First iPlayer,
nowhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/britain/photocollection/
Your target> should be people like, like, well, like yourself. Come up with a> model
that can cope with:> a) Giving data away for free, and> b) Compensating the creators of
that data> and you're fu**ing laughing.
Oh please. That was figured out like 5 years ago.
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None, Creative Commons LicenseCatalogue: 244 artists, 537 albumsPreview:
Entire songStreaming: Preview onlyProtocol: Hypertext Transfer
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independentFormat: MPEG Layer 3 (.mp3), OGG Vorbis (.ogg)Restrictions:
None, Creative Commons Licenses, Free Art LicenseCatalogue: 3000+ artists,
2000+ albumsPreview: Entire songStreaming: YesBurning/copying:
AllowedTrial: NoneProtocol: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http://),
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CommunityWebsite: www.jamendo.com
-- Regards,Dave
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