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> That would be massively convenient for me and it doesn't seem like it would be a massive hassle for them to implement (as long as they limit the maximum amoun
by daenney 10y ago
> That would be massively convenient for me and it doesn't seem like it would be a massive hassle for them to implement (as long as they limit the maximum amount of storage to something reasonable).
The problem isn't the storage, but figuring out who the rights holders are and ensuring they get paid for those streams too. And it gets even more complicated for things you might have that Spotify doesn't have in their catalogue vs. is not allowed to let you play due to geographical restrictions. There's no easy way to guarantee correctness and completeness of the metadata uploaded by others whereas they can reasonably trust what is given to them by music labels.
- simias 10y agoWouldn't it be similar to streaming music from a dropbox account for instance? As long as they don't allow redistribution to third parties (like grooveshark used to do) there ought to be a way to work around this issue?
- daenney 10y agoDoing that is only legal (under US copyright) if you bought the CD and ripped it yourself. But that's pretty much impossible to validate from the receiving side. Dropbox "allows" for it but they're in a grey area, just like other services have been able to skirt the issue. It's likely to not be a big enough concern for anyone right now to go after that particular use case.