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- HottisHiatus, on 08/17/2008, -5/+361This sucks
- iMyst, on 08/17/2008, -6/+320Back to downloading random torrents until I find something I like.
- Relaxin22, on 08/17/2008, -2/+284It's a shame that these idiots can't figure out how much good Pandora is doing for music. Pandora has been my one stop shop for finding new music. New music that I then go and BUY from iTunes so that I can listen to it whenever I want.
- fr0ng, on 08/17/2008, -7/+238*Obligatory ***** THE RIAA! comment*
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -3/+158YES! I use pandora to find artists I would normally never hear about. Many times this has resulted in my buying an album. If they are loosing money for ***** pop music then just take it off!
- jls33fsls, on 08/17/2008, -18/+169Damn government ruining everything that is innovative and good...
- Sabin8, on 08/17/2008, -6/+122No! I love Pandora wtf... ***** the RIAA... bunch of old pricks thinking that the internet is the devil and music is best listened to on a tape.
- lelapin, on 08/17/2008, -1/+112For Out of the USA listeneers this won't make any difference, Euro-IP addresses would be barred even, since Pandora was no more accessible.
This is sad and, to me, only reflects the narrow minded and short term views of those supposedly defending copyrights whereas working on cutting deals with online media would have been more productive. Their loss. - jls33fsls, on 08/17/2008, -2/+97Thieves? There is nothing illegal about listening to Pandora.
- agsinger, on 08/17/2008, -16/+106they should just play non RIAA music...
- JoeDiggsIt, on 08/17/2008, -4/+82NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....
Is there anything we can do?
Edit: Is there anything we can do that doesn't appease the RIAA. - RobotBuddha, on 08/17/2008, -3/+73Pandora and lastfm are the sole reason I buy music. There really aren't any good normal radio stations anymore, at least in my area. So I guess my answer to what I'll do is stop buying music, and just torrent the occasional recommendation someone gives me.
- alcavit, on 08/17/2008, -3/+71Damn that sucks Pandora is awesome
- ileftfark, on 08/17/2008, -3/+57It's ***** like this that causes outrage, mistrust, and piracy in the first place. If the industry would understand that people just want choices, affordability, and flexibility (being able to convert/backup/transfer things we've paid for), they wouldn't have to spend billions of dollars in unnecessary lawsuits which make them look like overzealous douchebag nazis. Unfortunately, they are overzealous douchebag nazis.
- UNL1M1T3D, on 08/17/2008, -1/+55Yup smart move RIAA.
- jaydubnb, on 08/17/2008, -22/+74I'm not much of a Pandora fan - Slacker is my personal web radio of choice - but it's a bit sad to see them on hard times due to the RIAA. I find it odd that Pandora is taking such a hard hit while Slacker is thriving...its second music player was recently revealed by Engadget. Maybe add support is the answer?
- TJ11240, on 08/17/2008, -5/+56What really isn't fair is that traditional radio doesn't pay any fees, and satellite radio pays a very small fraction of their total revenue. This new legislation will force Pandora to pay 70% of their revenue in royalties.
Discovering fresh, non-mainstream music is about to get a lot harder - jurvusbob, on 08/17/2008, -19/+65Use Last.fm
- TheUnlearn, on 08/17/2008, -1/+46But, you aren't buying the music the RIAA wants you to buy. The reason radio is so ***** now is because the RIAA picks which songs and artists they want to make popular. Places like last.fm and pandora take away their control.
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -2/+47Man I only listen to Pandora a couple times a week, but when I do I absolutely LOVE it. I would be very sad if this happened.
- bdbr, on 08/17/2008, -2/+46The way the rules are written, they have to pay SoundExchange no matter if its an RIAA label or not. They can make their own contractual agreements with the labels to bypass that, or agencies representing multiple indie labels. This could also re-open the opportunity to play outside the US.
I don't go to Pandora looking for RIAA music anyway. - inactive, on 08/17/2008, -6/+49I buy CDs too. Pandora is a streaming radio service. I am not downloading albums.
Also you are kinda an idiot paying for overpriced CDs. Digital downloads rarely cost over 10 bucks. - inactive, on 08/17/2008, -4/+45Have you ever listened to the radio in your car? It's the same ******* thing you thief!
- chkdg8, on 08/17/2008, -1/+40This is going to fuel a whole new wave of piracy and you know what? They deserve it. I would gladly pay a couple bucks a month for me to able to listen to Pandora on my Mac or iPhone but now they ***** it all up. I remember when the ɐɐıɹ said that it's "All about the artist" but now they're so many class action lawsuits where the "Artists" are now suing the ɐɐıɹ for un-payed royalties from piracy recoveries. And they wonder why sites like The Piratebay are all the rage. It'll never end and this war will only be won if the establishment bends and surrenders to the new digital era.
- loveddevol, on 08/17/2008, -1/+39srsly, here we go again.
- paraforce, on 08/17/2008, -3/+41'Cept they're sleeping together.
- Shaymojack, on 08/17/2008, -3/+41I think thew music industry is trying to kill themselves. First they charge a ridiculous amount of money for one CD, and now their trying to kill services that make me want to buy new CD's.
- drcreek, on 08/17/2008, -3/+41The UK has already lost it. Everybody I know that used it switched to Last.fm.
Still I'd go back to pandora in an instant. - jigga, on 08/17/2008, -3/+41I tried Slacker, and while it was similar to Pandora, the ads drove me away. Sure I could pay the fee to remove Slacker's ads, but why should I when Pandora doesn't include them.
It also seemed like Pandora's selection of my music tastes were much more diverse which I really like. I've found a lot of great artists I would have know about before just by using Pandora. - Guyoni, on 08/17/2008, -3/+41Everyone should contact the artists they found out about through Pandora, and let them know that you would never have heard of their music without it, let them know that the death of a valuable and innovative music service is the silencing of their voices.
- mcnasby, on 08/17/2008, -2/+38Pirate more music.
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -3/+35Pandora has been an amazing resource for me in finding new artists and actually buying their albums. And they want to shut it down because they are streaming music? Is the only way for me to listing to music or find new artists left to paying out the ass or hearing an equal amount of advertisements? I hate this. I can't wait for these greedy bastards that ruin everything to die. The music industry needs to change the way they distribute music.
- linagee, on 08/17/2008, -1/+31What is radio?
- sock2828, on 08/17/2008, -2/+27I have been buying so much music because of Pandora.
This is terrible! - benquack02, on 08/17/2008, -5/+30PANDORA Sold me on the iphone. now what am i to do?
- TVarmy, on 08/17/2008, -1/+24They better not be the next ones to go down. I've found more music I like with them than with any other service.
- iMyst, on 08/17/2008, -1/+23'Excellent' is in the eye of the beholder.
- sn0wmis3r, on 08/17/2008, -2/+24agreed, i love pandora, especially the iphone app.
- chedabob, on 08/17/2008, -2/+23They should release their database and see if the likes of TPB won't take up the reins from there.
It's a shame that something really good is being hampered by the misdirected hatred of the RIAA. They should be concentrating on other areas where they are "losing" revenue, rather than bullying smaller providers. - aznhomig, on 08/17/2008, -12/+33'Cept it's not the Government, but a private agency of buffoons known as the "RIAA".
- acmethunder, on 08/17/2008, -2/+22It does make a difference out of the US. We are still waiting to get Pandora back (legally) in Canada
Before it was blocked in Canada, I found many new artists that I would never have found at the music store. And yes I did buy legal copies of all the music I liked.
Pandora led me to support artists I (and others) found interesting. - jurvusbob, on 08/17/2008, -5/+24Use Last.fm
- skinnyskittles, on 08/17/2008, -3/+22government grants copyrights
- DieselGrunge, on 08/17/2008, -4/+23This is worse than Stage6 closing.
- SeventhSon, on 08/17/2008, -2/+19You didn't yell it. I'm pretty sure that's required.
- geoboy, on 08/17/2008, -2/+19The government is the only thing protecting the RIAA's outdated business model.
- LR2_, on 08/17/2008, -1/+18Don't worry last.fm is here to stay.
"On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for £140m ($280m USD)."
So far only good things have happened since the acquisition. Such as 'full tracks' and free services that were previously only available to donors. I highly recommend last.fm.
Also, here's the itunes link to last.fm http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ ... - dougbarrett, on 08/17/2008, -2/+18Get premium service from Pandora.
- hiro, on 08/17/2008, -5/+19Not really a worthy second place to Pandora. Since the ending of the service to the UK I've been using Last FM and it really seems to have no idea of what is "similar" in the uncanny way that Pandora did. A big loss, but happened over here a while ago
- Salzar, on 08/17/2008, -5/+19What if we take the idea of pandora, but apply it to torrents. Then every body wins, I get music I like, and the RIAA can eat a dick.
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