Comments on: Territorial Restrictions: Spotify’s Exclusive Music for None http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/ Sun, 20 May 2012 06:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonas http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Jonas Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:07:02 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-736 Thanks for the update! :) I see now that I'm able to buy a couple of Rammstein songs. I'm quite certain that there wasn't any "BUY link" on any of the tracks on the Rosenrot album, but now there is three of them. It seems strange to not be able to buy all songs thru Spotify, but according to your forum thread on getsatisfaction.com the record label are to blame ;) Thanks for the update! :)

I see now that I’m able to buy a couple of Rammstein songs. I’m quite certain that there wasn’t any “BUY link” on any of the tracks on the Rosenrot album, but now there is three of them. It seems strange to not be able to buy all songs thru Spotify, but according to your forum thread on getsatisfaction.com the record label are to blame ;)

]]> By: afront http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-720 afront Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:28:38 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-720 Good to hear you can still listen Julia: one of the lucky ones but hopefully Spotify will follow through on their plans to open up in Germany soon. <BR> Jonas that is weird, there must be some other kind of master override? Will investigate further, thanks for letting me know. <BR> kynky resist the temptation! Actually I'm trying to convince myself there too. I really miss IAMX on Spotify UK, especially as their latest is such a highly-regarded album. <BR> Thanks for the kind words Jon, very interesting. Oh, and I'm listening to Bass Kittens now! ;) Good to hear you can still listen Julia: one of the lucky ones but hopefully Spotify will follow through on their plans to open up in Germany soon.

Jonas that is weird, there must be some other kind of master override? Will investigate further, thanks for letting me know.

kynky resist the temptation! Actually I’m trying to convince myself there too. I really miss IAMX on Spotify UK, especially as their latest is such a highly-regarded album.

Thanks for the kind words Jon, very interesting. Oh, and I’m listening to Bass Kittens now! ;)

]]> By: Jon Drukman http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Jon Drukman Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:20:41 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-716 Hi there, I've just discovered your most excellent blog. I am in the US but I signed up for Spotify using a UK proxy. I was delighted to find out that my album is actually available on Spotify, for the entire world! It may surprise you to learn that I did precisely nothing to make this happen. So even though I can't officially enjoy my own work on Spotify, it's still available to everybody else. (When I signed up for digital distribution via cdbaby, I checked a box that said, basically, "make this album available everywhere you can".) Given the other things you have written about on your blog you may enjoy it. The artist name is Bass Kittens and the album is called End Of Days. Hope you like it. Hi there, I’ve just discovered your most excellent blog. I am in the US but I signed up for Spotify using a UK proxy. I was delighted to find out that my album is actually available on Spotify, for the entire world! It may surprise you to learn that I did precisely nothing to make this happen. So even though I can’t officially enjoy my own work on Spotify, it’s still available to everybody else.

(When I signed up for digital distribution via cdbaby, I checked a box that said, basically, “make this album available everywhere you can”.)

Given the other things you have written about on your blog you may enjoy it. The artist name is Bass Kittens and the album is called End Of Days. Hope you like it.

]]> By: kynky http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-714 kynky Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:07:11 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-714 And this is why piracy continues..... when you can't play IAMX or Flight Of The Conchords latest album due to restrictions the temptation to search for the pirated versions is still there. And this is why piracy continues….. when you can’t play IAMX or Flight Of The Conchords latest album due to restrictions the temptation to search for the pirated versions is still there.

]]> By: Jonas http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Jonas Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:53:57 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-694 This seems strange. If I look up the Rosenrot album by Rammstein i see that it's playable in sweden: <a href="http://ws.spotify.com/lookup/1/?uri=spotify:album:5CUF1TR393rJ9hQylwbxsl" rel="nofollow">album:5CUF1TR393rJ9hQylwbxsl</a> Gives: SE The strange thing is it isn't in fact playable in Sweden. The same thing happens when I lookup some specific songs from that album. This seems strange. If I look up the Rosenrot album by Rammstein i see that it’s playable in sweden:
album:5CUF1TR393rJ9hQylwbxsl
Gives:
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The strange thing is it isn’t in fact playable in Sweden. The same thing happens when I lookup some specific songs from that album.

]]> By: juliaL49 http://pansentient.com/2009/12/territorial-restrictions-spotifys-exclusive-music-for-none/comment-page-1/#comment-693 juliaL49 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:51:31 +0000 http://pansentient.com/?p=1066#comment-693 I can actually listen to the Parralox album here in Germany as I do have a German Spotify account (and occasionally get the message "his Album Is Currently Not Available in Germany"). Strange but true. The this is that earlier this year I got an account and was asked to change my country to fit my IP. It later turned out that this was a lucky move because I can now pay for a premium account with my German credit card. That is necessary as Spotify does not allow listening any more. Other German users who have a UK account are cut off now because they can only pay with a UK credit card (or Paypal account with a UK address). I can actually listen to the Parralox album here in Germany as I do have a German Spotify account (and occasionally get the message “his Album Is Currently Not Available in Germany”).

Strange but true. The this is that earlier this year I got an account and was asked to change my country to fit my IP. It later turned out that this was a lucky move because I can now pay for a premium account with my German credit card. That is necessary as Spotify does not allow listening any more. Other German users who have a UK account are cut off now because they can only pay with a UK credit card (or Paypal account with a UK address).

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