DISQUS

Jeremy Wright · 3 years ago

Dunno... I mean, if the point of sharing music is to see if you like it enough to buy it, then 3 listens is enough for me. I'll know within the first 1-2 times through if I like it enough to buy it.

Of course, the reality is that if I like the Zune and the service that I'll just pay the monthly fee for as many songs as I like, in which case any music friends share is without limitations to me.

I think it's a good model. And, sure, 5 listens and 7 days would have been nicer, but considering I'm likely to simply grab a dump of a friend's 1000 song library, I'm unlikely to listen to all of them in that timeframe anyways.

Sorry, disjointed I know, but I see this as a largely positive step - and certainly a major legup on the whole iPod phenom. To me it does to music what the DS did for mobile gaming.

Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago

I see your point, Jeremy -- and I agree that it is a positive step. Perhaps I'm quibbling about the length of time or the number of listens, but I still think the record labels are too far into the "protect it at all costs" camp and not enough in the "share it" camp.