I’m gonna confess something to you, dear readers.
I try too hard not to be a pirate these days. Really.
And by pirate, I don’t really mean trying hard not to talk like lovely mr. Johnny Depp. I’m finding myself more and more trying to find legal ways to get access to music that I love.
One of my latest loves conveniences is Spotify. Really, it’s a music lover’s dream come true, such a great app and great potential. I’m more than willing to pay those 10 euros each month to have access to music I love – but I can’t. Why? My country copyright laws don’t permit it.
I’d also probably pay for movie and movie rentals through an interface like iTunes store. Same story. I can’t.
It does sound insane, doesn’t it? Willing to actually pay (even indirectly) companies to listen to music legally, just because it all gets so convenient and direct after all.
But companies and company policies, being the absolute pain in the ass they are, don’t let me.
How delightfully ironic, if I may say.
All my legal self can hope for is a similar to Spotify model for the iTunes Store, also available to Greece. Some kind of monthly fee with unlimited access to music. Now that, hell I’d pay! Especially for bands and people I love so much. Portishead. UNKLE. Archive. Placebo. Muse. Thievery Corporation.
Till then, sorry chéris, I’ll find other ways to get access to great music and buy illegal Spotify passes through e-bay, alright.
A great pic by juhansonin
4 comments on this post
Svelon #1
30.Sep.09
OK, this picture is great.
Now, to your subject. So you mean you want to hear anything you like anytime you want? for just 10 euros?
Well I’m sorry but a single CD costs about 20 euros, so since the music companies simply want it all, you can’t have that.
Sugar #2
30.Sep.09
My dear, dear Michael: enter Spotify (http://www.spotify.com/en/).
Most of the music you’ll ever want, for 9.99$ per month. Not available in Greece though. Gah!
observ8 #3
30.Sep.09
βάλε grooveshark εμένα με έχει βολέψει
Panagiotis Atmatzidis #4
30.Sep.09
[offtopic] First thing, first: Nice podcast, good going. [/offtopic]
I am a Last.fm subscriber. It saved me from having to make a new set of CD’s (wav) for my sister’s Pharmacy. Now, I just pay 3,00 € from my Credit Card every month and we’re all set. She’s pretty excited I may add, because she listens new and old music, without too many repeats etc. She even start to notice some new (considered) underground artists.
I never tried Spotify, but since you have to buy illegal invites, I won’t even bother. What the hell!!! If I want to, I can download entire discographies via RapidShare. I just don’t want too.