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I absolutely agree with one caveat. I think it’s important to be able to read an historical article even though you are no longer paying the subscription. I th
by QasimK 9y ago
I absolutely agree with one caveat. I think it’s important to be able to read an historical article even though you are no longer paying the subscription.
I think there’s subtleties to the subscription model though. Will it really cover all newspapers, even the super expensive and rare ones? The aggregator will get to choose what you could read on its platform. Also, certain articles are likely to be of higher quality, so there should be a good way to “fairly” distribute the subscription that is beneficial for you and humanity.
I love Spotify. I think it does the subscription model really well, and I like how it does not restrict you. At least compared to Netflix which is super annoying with its geographic, VPN, and increasing DRM restrictions. I refuse to use Netflix (and Amazon video) because of the pain it has caused. It’s still not perfect because I want to play the songs using my own choice of music player.
There are two different services that I know of that might be of interest. The closest service that I have found is Blendle which charges a small amount per article rather than a subscription. The second is the basic attention token which, I think, could be used for this though it is much broader. I haven’t tried either.
- jacques_chester 9y ago> At least compared to Netflix which is super annoying with its geographic, VPN, and increasing DRM restrictions. Netflix has to honour its contracts with media providers, who have been accustomed to regional contracts and blackout clauses for decades.
- QasimK 9y agoYes, absolutely. However, regardless of the reasons, it when I run into an issue I feel annoyed and it makes me want to not bother.