tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post4245471465014247753..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Island tries to make USB sticks story stick againSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-23012111448873136282007-03-19T20:33:00.000+00:002007-03-19T20:33:00.000+00:00and the madness begins...a day to go and already ...<A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Fratellis-Baby-Fratelli-rare-USB-single-mint_W0QQitemZ270100283244QQcategoryZ58594QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" REL="nofollow">and the madness begins...</A><BR/><BR/>a day to go and already up to about £7 incl. delivery... and there's completed listings of people who've paid £12... what is wrong with people? seriously? starving children anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-63149871635291611032007-03-19T18:57:00.000+00:002007-03-19T18:57:00.000+00:00I could hire top petomane Mr Methane to fart the n...<I>I could hire top petomane Mr Methane to fart the next Jamelia single into a jamjar, sell it in a limited release of two copies</I><BR/>and when will this be available? will i be able to purchase it at woolworths?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-74887458838356710102007-03-19T16:49:00.000+00:002007-03-19T16:49:00.000+00:00I suspect the innovation comes in the fact that th...I suspect the innovation comes in the fact that the content on USB sticks can be DRM-locked; either the files are locked to a hardware serial number attached to the USB stick (or perhaps an integrated iLok-style copy-protection dongle) or the files are wrapped in an installer that binds them to the user's hardware and/or Windows serial number. <BR/><BR/>If the format involves running an installer, it could even phone home to the RIAA, grassing the user out for any illicit-looking MP3s they may have, further contributing to the RIAA's revenue stream.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504908587114395374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-65333000492628490072007-03-19T10:44:00.000+00:002007-03-19T10:44:00.000+00:00Love the first line of the quote.Lee Jenson, head ...Love the first line of the quote.<BR/><BR/><I>Lee Jenson, head of marketing at the Fratellis' record company, Island Records, said: "The success of the Keane single last year convinced us that music fans would welcome more audio releases on this format."</I><BR/><BR/>Eh? Wasn't the 'success' of the Keane single mainly down to the fact that it was the first (and only) single released on USB stick, and also put out as a limited edition? The thing might as well have come with instructions on how to put it on ebay. I'm no expert, but I'm fairly sure its success wasn't down to the fact that once you'd bought it, you couldn't listen to it until you were back at your computer.<BR/><BR/>Going by Lee Jenson's logic, I could hire top petomane Mr Methane to fart the next Jamelia single into a jamjar, sell it in a limited release of two copies and then, when both have been sold, proudly hail it as the next big music format.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081868626602880889noreply@blogger.com