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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks
There was another company that did this 10 years ago (mp3.com) only more securely (you had to insert the original CD for authentication) and I loved the sh*t out of it. Unfortunately they got sued to kingdom come by the RIAA. The industry has changed a lot since then and google has the legal team that can stand behind this so this time I think it will work and will be even better.
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Google Music follows more the idea of Pandora/Slacker radio than mp3.com.
One reason we are just now seeing this from Google even though we have know it for a few years now, the music industry wanted more money from Google. So they have already paid the necessary people.