By Jo Best
Published: Thursday 20 January 2005
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Scotland
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Director
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I tried it for the first time a week ago. My experience was not exactly good. I spent half an hour downloading an album (via broadband), then tried creating a CD, only to find that technically I had to source a 'licence' from Microoft to play it. The CD of course had no labelling or artwork. The music could be transferred to my non-internet laptop, but not played because of the licences. Simultaneously I ordered the album from Amazon, which arrived within 36 hours. The album was 30% cheaper than the download and would play on my laptop and the files could be copied to it if I wished.
DRM and the ensuing rip offs are not helping the uptake and the whole ethos of the overcharging music industry do themselves no favours. I won't be downloading music again.
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