I really don't see the issue here. I pay peanuts to rd.io each month (can't get Spotify here in Vietnam yet) to have access to a vast catalog of music I want to

I really don't see the issue here. I pay peanuts to rd.io each month (can't get Spotify here in Vietnam yet) to have access to a vast catalog of music I want to hear occasionally or just preview. The small handful of albums I really care about I buy in FLAC format and backup in S3. I get the best of both worlds with a minimum of fuss. Subscription-based music services have significantly increased my enjoyment of music and freed me from the hassles of managing a big local library. I don't care about DRM on streaming music because I know I don't "own" it.