When I was a kid, I used to pirate everything in part because I had very little money but more importantly, I had limited to no access to download/stream music, movies, games, etc. online over a decade ago. I can see how this would appeal to a certain audience but I think the majority of people are satisfied with Spotify, Rdio, Apple Music, and other services today.
Thoughts, @andrewmd5? Also, are you worried about a lawsuit?
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@rrhoover As true in the past as it is in the future - Better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Or maybe just stop when you get the first cease and desist order?
@rrhoover I think if the majority were happy I wouldn't have as many users as I do right now. I see no reason why Aurous can't be real competition for some of these "major" players.
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Spotify et al steal music from musicians and hide it under a $0.0039 per play royalty (which amounts to nothing). I hope this project gets canned, but at least you're not lying about paying artists.
@303 Hell of a lot better than $0, which is what Spotify et al are competing with.
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@303@rrhoover I'm more on board with the donation and live music model of paying musicians, so this fits in perfectly with that!
And super props on the UI/UX @andrewmd5. Beautiful.
Nice design! I am a bit worried for you though. As someone who can call more than one label boss personal friends; they're going to sue quickly and relentlessly. If it were me, I'd hire you instead, but these guys really do see things differently.
Hello @andrewmd5, you did a great job with Aurous, it's very similar to what I wanted to do at first with Kiwi Music Player, but for legal reasons I was unable to make it that way. Congratulations on this great app and I hope everything will end well with all the problems that RIAA is causing you, stay strong! It's hard to make something this days, there's always someone trying to sue someone...
@immatthamlin I think the amount of traffic he received from all over the web - took the site down.
I saw many websites writing about this project, can be expected I assume.
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