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Pandora is allowed to license and stream music based on a contract and DRM restrictions built into Flash. If this gets at all large it may be shut down by the m
by Locke1689 16y ago
Pandora is allowed to license and stream music based on a contract and DRM restrictions built into Flash. If this gets at all large it may be shut down by the music industry. Right now I can go into the source, find the URL of the mp3 file and just download it to my hard drive. I'm not sure if streaming rights have been given by the authors and if they know that their music can be downloaded.
- DTrejo 16y agoHey Locke, the music we play is gathered from indie music blogs - we figure that if there are already direct links to the mp3 file then it is ok to stream as well. We could be totally wrong though.
- Locke1689 16y agoIt is a precarious legal ground... technically you don't have reproduction permission unless they explicitly say so. Still, thanks for the great answer!