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stewlewis · 15-06-2009, 17:23

Will this be part of our standard broadband package:

Will these downloads count towards download limits?
Most of the heavy downloaders are collectors and not music fans, how heavy will these collectors hit this service in the hope of owning the whole Universal catalogue? (be the first, buy the 50Mb and hammer it, then cancel)
Will these downloaders kill my bandwidth?
With no DRM would it be legal to download some music and share it with another subscriber to this service?
What bitrate, format options?

The heaviest downloaders don't listen to the music as fans, don't watch the films as buffs, don't use the software productivly. It's all about who has the biggest collection, who gets the release the quickest, who has a copy of the most expensive, who makes the rip and gets known worldwide.

It's the new sticker album collection, it's the new graffiti.

15-06-2009, 17:23	#49
stewlewis Inactive Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 Services: VM Phone, Basic TV, 2Mb Broadband. Posts: 51	Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service Will this be part of our standard broadband package: Will these downloads count towards download limits? Most of the heavy downloaders are collectors and not music fans, how heavy will these collectors hit this service in the hope of owning the whole Universal catalogue? (be the first, buy the 50Mb and hammer it, then cancel) Will these downloaders kill my bandwidth? With no DRM would it be legal to download some music and share it with another subscriber to this service? What bitrate, format options? The heaviest downloaders don't listen to the music as fans, don't watch the films as buffs, don't use the software productivly. It's all about who has the biggest collection, who gets the release the quickest, who has a copy of the most expensive, who makes the rip and gets known worldwide. It's the new sticker album collection, it's the new graffiti.