Isn streaming music overtaking downloading in popularity?
The rise in popularity of streaming websites could be attributed to the lack to date of a viable open and fair music distribution system that benefits all parties involved. Consumers have been scared by lawyers and legislation away from using music downloads -even legal downloads. We applaud the improvements in quality streaming music and video websites have made in the last couple of years. Now you can click on an HD button and get a greater -but still highly compressed- media experience. In fact, despite millions of users, several popular streaming sites are still struggling to find a viable business model. Ironically, with the increased usage in streaming media websites comes an increase in the number of online conversion websites and offline tools to rip the audio and video to files the user can save locally. So we’re back to the challenge of developing a system for fair high-quality digital music and media downloads. Enter Playment.
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