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Bop.fm (YC S13) Raised $2M for a Universal Music Streaming Service
- jbernier 12y agoYoutube and Soundcloud work fine for me, no thanks.
- simon_weber 12y agotomahawk-player.org is an open-source solution for the same problem.
- fotbr 12y agoSounds like a promising start for them, and I hope it goes well -- especially now that they're taking steps to partner with the actual music providers. However, like anything associated with the music industry, I'll take a wait and see approach to using it. I see no point in jumping on the latest thing if it's going to a) be sued out of existence, or b) sell out and get rolled into a company I don't like. Partnering with the other services seems like a good step towards avoiding bad-result a, so that's a promising sign. The question left then is whether these folks are in it for the long haul, or if they're just in it for an "exit".
- jewel 12y agoThe title of this article is a little confusing, as I thought it was referring to the Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the big four music labels. A better term would be a streaming service aggregator, perhaps?
- Grue3 12y agoIt's crazy that something like this is even needed and everyone is perfectly ok with it. DRM is becoming the norm, and nobody is trying to stop it.