From: "Geo." 

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:464f7b31{at}w3.nls.net...
> The fact that streams can be ripped to local files is not the real
> problem, it's the perception that you're providing a stream and not a
> download that impacts licensing fees and issues.

Working with the music industry sounds not unlike working with the federal
government. When I worked for a fan company we used to get some government
contracts for welding fume exhausters to be used on ships. The crate cost
was 60% of the total unit cost.

My bet is you are going to end up spending a significant amount of money on
software to do streaming and it will end up you pay half as much in license
fees for that software as you do for the music. And for no good reason
except it makes some non-geek music type feel good..

Geo.

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