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This was a really great episode!

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This was a really great episode!

I think the best part was the geek out you and Andy did. I was on the floor!

Also in terms of discussion I think the conversation about the music subscription plan was really solid. It shows how much of a turning point we are at when you consider that in some form or another, there has been a music discussion every week and it hasn’t gotten old yet.

I’ve always wondered what would happen if itunes turned their already 99c DRM-free catalogue into an all you can eat subscription based service. To me, that seems like a logical transition, since if someone wanted the same song without DRM they could steal it for free or buy it off of Amazon. If itunes made the drm free catalogue subscription based your money actually goes to convenience and steamlining of the process. In addition, an artist could choose whether or not they just want to be put into the subscription catalogue automatically (ie: the radiohead’s of the industry) or be on the pay side. Then after a certain time, the pay artist would be added to the subscription catalogue. The debate would come down to how to negotiate what entitles a consumer to access the catalogue and for how long… questions, questions…

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