Peter Sunde's Upcoming Project -> Flattr

[mrmod]

I'm not sure if I'm willing to compromise. But this is probably the best deal you can get, if it works.

you can get a similar deal from many places on the net. opt ins for 2 dollars a month or more etc. the thing is they'll only be able to host the music of people who sign up.
those lesser named bands etc whose no ones heard of will pretty much remain unheard of. i can't see the music companies allowing their artist to sign up. so you'll be left with indies and the like. you may get some good stuff but in the main it'll be shit.

my question is this. why pay 2 or 10 dollars a month when you can download for free and buy a cd if you like it? or not depending on wealth and tightfistedness. all it is, is a cheaper version of itunes. (if it works)

I don't think so. Because for $2 you can't get a CD. But you could get an unlimited amount of things. And your fraction of the $2 goes straight to the artist. Not lost in some record company who'll spend it on lawyers to sue you later on...