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Posted in industry | music on January 28, 2008

Legal free music site fails to deliver

"A website promising free, legal and unlimited music online was unable to offer users any actual music to download today after admitting it did not have permission to use major companies' songs." [Telegraph]

Tags: Qtrax

Posted on January 28, 2008 1:52 PM

Comments (4)

I've just launched a new website that offers unlimited, and completely legal, fabrications and marketing ploys.

www.clownpenis.fart

Posted by Anonymous | January 28, 2008 2:47 PM

It was a fine idea for the 3 hours it lasted. In other news, the entire corporate structure of EMI has been moved to a wash basin inside Piccadilly Station and will finance all future projects through panhandling income.

Posted by nyctaper | January 28, 2008 2:57 PM

Previous articles made it sound as though they had everything up and ready to go. Interestingly enough, when questioned, all 4 majors denied Qtrax had deals with them.

Coolfer had an interesting quote in the blog..

Allan Klepfisz, Qtrax's CEO, says the service will go ahead and launch with the four majors' catalogs. When asked if he is worried about a lawsuit, Klepfisz replied, "The answer is nobody has threatened us with a thing."

ha!

Posted by eener | January 28, 2008 2:59 PM

meanwhile, BV continues to deliver!
in spades!

Posted by su | January 28, 2008 4:48 PM

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