[citation][nom]Restatement3dOfTed[/nom]Maybe I'm just not understanding exactly how this service will work, but doesn't this service just offer users the ability to stream music they've already purchased, but which happens to be stored remotely by Amazon? I.e., isn't Amazon's role here just a storage provider, rather than a streaming service like Pandora? Why would Amazon have to obtain licenses for music streaming when all it's doing is providing a means for users to access their own, legally-purchased music?What am I missing? How is this any different than remotely accessing your PC from another terminal, and listening to your music that way? Damn record labels make my head hurt.[/citation]
Any time you're not paying for a special exclusive license for listening to music even if you own it, they get upset. They show a contempt for any idea of "Fair use".
This is from labels like Sony, that was saying that using products they make and sell, which are designed to use music you own, are in fact infringing on their copywrights. By loading music off YOUR CDs and onto the devices, you are somehow a criminal.
Vote with your dollars people, don't buy music by big labels, and definitely none giving money to the RIAA/MPAA. Buy used if you have to, don't contribute new dollars to these scum buckets.