Free Napster

docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Mp3s for a month or summat?</div> So I just saw this ad on TV, advertising free use of Napster for a month. I thought "OMG FREE MP3S!", and was about to download it, but then I figured I'd run it pass you guys first.

www.napster.com/tv

So cheizzeck it izzout, hizzomies. Izzomieizzos.
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    if it's anything like the trial i got yeah you can download free tracks and listen to them any time. But you cannot burn them to cd, minidisk, mp3 player, other pc, etc...
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if it's anything like the trial i got yeah you can download free tracks and listen to them any time. But you cannot burn them to cd, minidisk, mp3 player, other pc, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    how does that work?
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    edited January 2005
    OK, good old jerks trying to make more money and hiding the free one (see: realplayer).

    Ok, there are 2 programs, napster and napster light.

    Napster:
    Cost: $9.95/month
    Cost per song: $0.99
    Gets you access to a bunch of radio stations, wishlists, cordinate with other users, and the ability to PAY for songs at $0.99 a song. What you get free for 30 days is the radio and other things.

    Napster Light:
    Cost: Free/month
    Cost per song: $0.99
    Just let's you pay for music and download it, no radio stations or such.

    more in depth comparison <a href='http://www.napster.com/tv/comparison.html' target='_blank'>here</a>.

    So no, no free music, just free radio and such. Which you can get for free using winamp radio and such. Woop de do.
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-6john+Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (6john @ Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if it's anything like the trial i got yeah you can download free tracks and listen to them any time. But you cannot burn them to cd, minidisk, mp3 player, other pc, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    how does that work? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I downloaded loads of songs off napster. About 1Gb over a few days.

    When i transfered them over to my other pc they didn't play because i didn't have the track licence on my other pc. So you can download as much as you like, but all of the content is encrypted using Windows Media Players latest DRM system. You need a licence otherwise the content cannot be decrypted.

    So software such as Nero can't write the tracks as actual audio tracks, minidisc players can't read them, other pc's don't have the licences.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 24 2005, 03:44 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 24 2005, 03:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-6john+Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (6john @ Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if it's anything like the trial i got yeah you can download free tracks and listen to them any time. But you cannot burn them to cd, minidisk, mp3 player, other pc, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    how does that work? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I downloaded loads of songs off napster. About 1Gb over a few days.

    When i transfered them over to my other pc they didn't play because i didn't have the track licence on my other pc. So you can download as much as you like, but all of the content is encrypted using Windows Media Players latest DRM system. You need a licence otherwise the content cannot be decrypted.

    So software such as Nero can't write the tracks as actual audio tracks, minidisc players can't read them, other pc's don't have the licences. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Rubbish!
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  • A_Boojum_SnarkA_Boojum_Snark Join Date: 2003-09-07 Member: 20628Members
    I wonder if you could convert them to another format, cause something like a wav would lose all that data, then you could convert back >_>
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    No. Music converters cant read them either. Only programs which support microsoft DRM can if you have the right licence. However there is always the idea of recording the output but that would take so damn long, and to be honest.. Not worth it.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Rubbish! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm only telling you what i got from my free trial. If it makes any difference it came with a pack of CD's.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    No, I believed you, I was just stating that it's a raw deal. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 23 2005, 03:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 23 2005, 03:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-6john+Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (6john @ Jan 24 2005, 01:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if it's anything like the trial i got yeah you can download free tracks and listen to them any time. But you cannot burn them to cd, minidisk, mp3 player, other pc, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    how does that work? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I downloaded loads of songs off napster. About 1Gb over a few days.

    When i transfered them over to my other pc they didn't play because i didn't have the track licence on my other pc. So you can download as much as you like, but all of the content is encrypted using Windows Media Players latest DRM system. You need a licence otherwise the content cannot be decrypted.

    So software such as Nero can't write the tracks as actual audio tracks, minidisc players can't read them, other pc's don't have the licences. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I give it a month..
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    i did it in september
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    DRM's a scary, scary thing. Happily though if we all avoid it like the plague there's not much damage they can do. DRM got you down? BOYCOTT! Best way to beat it.
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