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Lite, which lets people sample 20 channels before downloading the player.
Radio Free Virgin also launched a pop-up window dubbed Radio Free Virgin Which is displayed on a television and accessed through a remote tuner. Subscribers will have access to Radioįree Virgins' radio streaming channels through buttons on the Digital eBox, With Digital eStation to offer its player through a digital entertainment In a separate announcement, Radio Free Virgin said Monday it has partnered Necessarily going to replace downloads because downloads give you more Good niche with people and that will continue to grow, but it's not Radio Free Virgin "is really hitting a demographic of real early adopters," Others said the service could face adoption problems.
HeĪdded that the company is actively seeking a license with the Recording Zalon said Radio Free Virgin is licensed by SESAC, Broadcast Music ( BMI) and the American Society of Composers,Ĭollects and distributes royalties for songwriters and music publishers. Should be aware of the potential for copyright infringement." Property lawyer at Howard Rice Nemorovski Canady Falk & Rabkin. Limited permissions and licenses," said Neil Smith, an intellectual "If they are radio stations, they may be in the position to gain some Problems that forced Napster to overhaul its service earlier this year. In addition, analysts and legal experts said, Internet radio stations thatĮnable people to record music may potentially run into the same legal Storing songs on the hardĭrive to be played back later may even draw dangerously near Napster Songs to be played on demand, jukebox-style. Those rules, Webcasters are barred from allowing their subscribers to pick Regardless of Radio Free Virgin's efforts to cater to rights holders,Īllowing consumers to record songs streamed online and play them back at Music onto a hard drive as individual files.
A new plug-in for Winamp, dubbed Streamripper, lets music fans download an entire station of music and record
Last month, Internet research-and-development company The Audio Mill launched a new service, now called BitBop, that lets music fans record songs onto a computer from a list of thousands of Lawsuits with the major record labels, lawsuits that could force it out of business. Possible alternative to Napster, which is battling copyright-infringement The recording feature is being implemented as Net radio emerges as a Record labels, we believe this will stimulate sales." "We believe (the record feature) will give artists more exposure to fans.Īnd what it will do for the music fans is give them new opportunities toĮxperience the music in a variety of ways," Zalon said. And unlike with Napster, artists and labels will be compensated for any usage of their material from the outset. Saved audio files can only play back through a Radio Free Virgin player, preventing illegal file-swapping and duplication, he said. But the feature also includes restrictions aimed at protecting copyright holders. Zach Zalon, general manager of Radio Free Virgin, said the new feature lets music fans record songs broadcast over the company's 42 online channels for playback online and off. Internet radio service Radio Free Virgin on Monday said it has added a recording feature to its digital media player, hoping to cash in on the popularity of free music-swapping service Napster without running into its legal woes.