I'm not going to complain too much, RDIO is the only streaming service available to me in canada. I'm grateful to them just for existing, if they can't be free that's okay.
It's completely unclear if that is actually against "the" law.
I'm in Australia, where a parliamentary report encourages users to use technological means to bypass geographic restrictions[1].
If I use a service it is true I must agree to their terms of service. However, if I'm not in the jurisdiction those terms apply to it is unclear if they can be legally enforced.
Additionally, it is also unclear if those ToS are broken at all by using an unblocking service. Typically the aim is to restrict serving music to any client outside the area the music license applies to, and music licensing companies understand completely that geographic restrictions can be bypassed.
It is actually in the interest of the licensing company that you do bypass the block. Then they get paid for the stream.
It isn't in the interest of the license holder in your jurisdiction that you bypass it, but in most jurisdictions they don't have grounds for a complaint: they can't actually make you use their service (especially if it doesn't exist).
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Free "in the US" on the Web. Too bad :(
I'm not going to complain too much, RDIO is the only streaming service available to me in canada. I'm grateful to them just for existing, if they can't be free that's okay.
It should be called false advertising when one refers to a US-only service as being "on the Web" (which is short for World Wide Web).
I don't envy the licence negotiations they must go through, but I'm always disappointed when these announcements are country limited.
In their defence, I notice that the blog is name spaced as "US". Still, boo.
Works in Germany to. Maybe just in some selected countries.
Just use MediaHint or Hola. Boom - open web again.
I assume that's probably against the ToS. If I have to break the law to access it, I don't consider it very open.
It's completely unclear if that is actually against "the" law.
I'm in Australia, where a parliamentary report encourages users to use technological means to bypass geographic restrictions[1].
If I use a service it is true I must agree to their terms of service. However, if I'm not in the jurisdiction those terms apply to it is unclear if they can be legally enforced.
Additionally, it is also unclear if those ToS are broken at all by using an unblocking service. Typically the aim is to restrict serving music to any client outside the area the music license applies to, and music licensing companies understand completely that geographic restrictions can be bypassed.
It is actually in the interest of the licensing company that you do bypass the block. Then they get paid for the stream.
It isn't in the interest of the license holder in your jurisdiction that you bypass it, but in most jurisdictions they don't have grounds for a complaint: they can't actually make you use their service (especially if it doesn't exist).
[1] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-29/geo-blocking-mps-commi...
Thank you
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