Comments on: Pandora’s shut-down made pointless by GlobalPandora http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: donald http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/comment-page-1/#comment-98888 donald Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:35:24 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/#comment-98888 i have made a related and quite useful post for anyone who still wants to use pandora outside the US. im not computer literate really and i would appreciate the support for my group. please join it (its on face book) and contribute advice and pass it around. i think its so wrong what the station has been forced to do. if the music industry hadnt spent all its time ripping of the public it may have found some loyalty in its consumers, the fact that theyre taking a hit is nothing to do with stations like pandora and once again theyre trying to unfairly control the markets. to all major record labels around the world, your time has come and its your fault. try giving something back to the people youve taken from for so long. here is the link to the group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19184375491 thankyou to all who help. Don i have made a related and quite useful post for anyone who still wants to use pandora outside the US. im not computer literate really and i would appreciate the support for my group. please join it (its on face book) and contribute advice and pass it around. i think its so wrong what the station has been forced to do. if the music industry hadnt spent all its time ripping of the public it may have found some loyalty in its consumers, the fact that theyre taking a hit is nothing to do with stations like pandora and once again theyre trying to unfairly control the markets. to all major record labels around the world, your time has come and its your fault. try giving something back to the people youve taken from for so long. here is the link to the group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19184375491

thankyou to all who help. Don

]]> By: Robert Gordron http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/comment-page-1/#comment-97061 Robert Gordron Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:05:17 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/#comment-97061 Isn't pandora already irrelevant with imeem now stealing all its users with its larger catalogue and embeddable player and whatnot? Isn’t pandora already irrelevant with imeem now stealing all its users with its larger catalogue and embeddable player and whatnot?

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]]> By: Chris Thornett http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/comment-page-1/#comment-96807 Chris Thornett Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:55:01 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/#comment-96807 Hey Mike, I'm not sure who runs it, but they heard about the petition and what some UK Pandora users were doing and added the link in support. Here's an extract from Mr GlobalPandora I got today: "I wish you good luck with the campaign and that everyone may enjoy online streaming music in the future." The last time I looked the petition was past 1,100 signatures, but we need more people to sign. Personally, I don't condone what GlobalPandora is doing, but what the music industry will hopefully appreciate by now is that its very hard to stop people from listening to music how they want to listen to it. If they're not using GlobalPandora it'll be proxies next. Meanwhile, Pandora still wants to run legitimately in the UK and pay royalties to all artists that are played, but the fees are too excessive to make that possible. James Cridland's write-up clearly demonstrates that. The Internet radio royalties need to be re-assessed and as the industry matures then the fees can increase in-line with growth. You'd think this was obvious, but clearly the message isn't getting through. Hey Mike,

I’m not sure who runs it, but they heard about the petition and what some UK Pandora users were doing and added the link in support.

Here’s an extract from Mr GlobalPandora I got today:

“I wish you good luck with the campaign and that everyone may
enjoy online streaming music in the future.”

The last time I looked the petition was past 1,100 signatures, but we need more people to sign.

Personally, I don’t condone what GlobalPandora is doing, but what the music industry will hopefully appreciate by now is that its very hard to stop people from listening to music how they want to listen to it. If they’re not using GlobalPandora it’ll be proxies next.

Meanwhile, Pandora still wants to run legitimately in the UK and pay royalties to all artists that are played, but the fees are too excessive to make that possible. James Cridland’s write-up clearly demonstrates that.

The Internet radio royalties need to be re-assessed and as the industry matures then the fees can increase in-line with growth. You’d think this was obvious, but clearly the message isn’t getting through.

]]> By: fukeo http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/comment-page-1/#comment-96779 fukeo Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:26:21 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/pandoras-shut-down-made-pointless-by-globalpandora/#comment-96779 Surely Deezer surpasses these guys - especially the emdedable player that doesn't even have the displays ads! http://www.fukeo.com/blog/index.php/virgin-radio-classic-rock-without-the-adverts/ Surely Deezer surpasses these guys – especially the emdedable player that doesn’t even have the displays ads!

http://www.fukeo.com/blog/index.php/virgin-radio-classic-rock-without-the-adverts/

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