Comments on: SpiralFrog - More Proof the Music Companies Just Don’t Get It http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it Keeping You In Touch With Technology Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:27:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: If the music industry “does’t get it” why would the movie industry - ComTech News http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-6398 If the music industry “does’t get it” why would the movie industry - ComTech News Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:39:52 +0000 http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-6398 [...] If the music industry “does’t get it” why would the movie industry Posted in iPod - MP3, Future Tech by jspirko on September 11th, 2006 A few weeks ago a service called SpiralFrog was launched and we were one of the first to report on it in our article, "SpiralFrog - More Proof the Music Companies Just Don’t Get It". Well this weekend a similar story was announce about legal movie downloads.  [...] […] If the music industry “does’t get it” why would the movie industry Posted in iPod - MP3, Future Tech by jspirko on September 11th, 2006 A few weeks ago a service called SpiralFrog was launched and we were one of the first to report on it in our article, "SpiralFrog - More Proof the Music Companies Just Don’t Get It". Well this weekend a similar story was announce about legal movie downloads.  […]

]]> By: jspirko http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-47 jspirko Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:30:59 +0000 http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-47 anonymous, I believe you are incorrect on this and my report is accurate as supporting sources I can site the following sources... Monsters and Critics - http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1196292.php/Universal_Music_Group_backs_SpiralFrog_with_its_music_catalog Follow that link and you will find the following quote, "Users can acquire any song or video they wish, but must view a 90-second block of advertising before the download starts." Media Bistro - http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/newspapers/lat_in_90_seconds_42952.asp Follow that link and you will find the following quote, "In yet another bone-headed move by the music recording industry, Universal Music Group has signed a deal with SpiralFrog, which hopes to provide a program that plays 90-second ads as users download music for free". ThisIsMoney - http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=412201&in_page_id=2 Follow that link and you will find the following quote, "There was also scepticism as to the appeal of a service which could require the user to watch up to 90 seconds of advertising before being granted access to their chosen song". I am more then happy to make corrections in any article I read and if you can point me to any official company statement from SpiralFrog or two independent creditable sources I will be happy to publish a correction to what ever the actual ad model will be. On that note it does appear that you will be able to move the songs to more then one player or pc using your account and that the Microsoft PlayForSure lable will be on the protection. I will correct the article to indicate that is true. Anonymous, if you want to point out an inaccuracy I WELCOME it fully, yet don't just make a claim please point to a source otherwise I must continue to feel that when I can easily find three independent sources that my statements are accurate based on current available information, Jack Spirko anonymous,

I believe you are incorrect on this and my report is accurate as supporting sources I can site the following sources…

Monsters and Critics - http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1196292.php/Universal_Music_Group_backs_SpiralFrog_with_its_music_catalog

Follow that link and you will find the following quote, “Users can acquire any song or video they wish, but must view a 90-second block of advertising before the download starts.”

Media Bistro - http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/newspapers/lat_in_90_seconds_42952.asp

Follow that link and you will find the following quote, “In yet another bone-headed move by the music recording industry, Universal Music Group has signed a deal with SpiralFrog, which hopes to provide a program that plays 90-second ads as users download music for free”.

ThisIsMoney - http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=412201&in_page_id=2

Follow that link and you will find the following quote, “There was also scepticism as to the appeal of a service which could require the user to watch up to 90 seconds of advertising before being granted access to their chosen song”.

I am more then happy to make corrections in any article I read and if you can point me to any official company statement from SpiralFrog or two independent creditable sources I will be happy to publish a correction to what ever the actual ad model will be.

On that note it does appear that you will be able to move the songs to more then one player or pc using your account and that the Microsoft PlayForSure lable will be on the protection. I will correct the article to indicate that is true.

Anonymous, if you want to point out an inaccuracy I WELCOME it fully, yet don’t just make a claim please point to a source otherwise I must continue to feel that when I can easily find three independent sources that my statements are accurate based on current available information,

Jack Spirko

]]> By: anonymous http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-46 anonymous Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:28:51 +0000 http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-46 You don't have to watch a commercial for a minute...or 90 seconds....it doesn't work that way....you have it all wrong. You don’t have to watch a commercial for a minute…or 90 seconds….it doesn’t work that way….you have it all wrong.

]]> By: James http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-45 James Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:48:39 +0000 http://www.comtechnews.net/ipod-mp3/spiralfrog-more-proof-the-music-companies-just-dont-get-it#comment-45 Well we all knew that free music is too good to be true...I'm surprised that it has lasted as long as it has. I'm sure this is just the first of many restrictions. ahh Well we all knew that free music is too good to be true…I’m surprised
that it has lasted as long as it has. I’m sure this is just the first of many restrictions.
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