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ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 10:38 am
by htsamurai
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/22/deny-this-lastfm/its a bit of a lengthy read but its definitely worth it
you believe this crap? im killing off my last link to last fm tonight once i get back home and that'll be that
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 10:41 am
by htsamurai
good quote from another forum discussing the matter here
*Shrugs*
So what?
They can't tell from scrobbles whether or not you have bought the music or not. You can even listen to music free on Last.fm.
So really, it's all a load of bollocks.
While this is true, it's more of a matter of personal privacy. If this is true, the RIAA has once again invaded the privacy of millions of people for their own agenda. It's the principle of the matter.
And the only real possible threat here is to users who have downloaded leaked albums that are yet to be released. Do scrobbles record the specific time the song was played? If it does, that's trouble for those users. Otherwise, there's no real way the RIAA(or last.fm/CBS, for that matter) could tell the users didn't start listening to the album after it was released.
It seems incredibly difficult to be caught pirating under these circumstances.
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:51 pm
by smile_man
I don't understand what this means...
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:27 pm
by Bellyheart
Off-subject is that quote from someone who went to the noisefest in Florida?
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 3:22 pm
by endtype
good thing i stopped using last.fm a year ago
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:51 pm
by Ghost Hip
smile_man wrote:I don't understand what this means...
ditto.
Re: ok thats cute, if you use Last FM you might wanna read this
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:54 am
by aen
so, in theory, the riaa could know that you listen to free legal music on lastfm, and where your computer is. Just like ummm, any site you go to can see your IP and know where your computer is, what browser you use, and what OS you use?
THOSE BASTARDS. or is there somehting Im missing?