And, 

Away we go...

tiznen a su madre

It's a bad time for the web!

I just signed up for MegaBox, and I like it!

So, if you like it so much, why don't you go forward with your real name and support your business claim?

If you are an artist, what is your artist name?

If you are a label, what is your label's name?

Waiting patiently for your answer...!

If you're gonna bash other people for saying they like a service and claim that it only matters if artists/bands like the service, what's your name? Which band are you in? Cause if you're not in a band or giving your real name on the Internet, your opinion apparently doesn't matter.

I don't have any opinions about MegaBox, but there's nothing bad about having more disruptive competition in an industry unless you happen to be in the  mono-/oligo-poly.

Stop sucking Dodd's dick.

stop trolling u fag

Still waiting to know what is your artist/label name, too...

If you sign up to MegaBox you don't have a label, stupid.

...Fatality...

Double Fatality !!!

By the way, rethinking old ways to become better for the source in new ways... If iTunes works, Megabox will most probably be a lot more... artist sustainable ;)

And, no, I don't see existing artists getting their rights to their songs back easily in order to make a 90 percenter out of it... Which seems to me a bit bold in the beginning, but it can accumulate fast in the long run... but other people/companies will start to move as well and try offer the best "service" in order to compete...

Either way, artists will always adept to the new ways in which people are being reached... a good/great artist will never really have to eat much less just because they are good at what they do. (not talking about the tons of talented people out there that don't get a change with the usual labels...) the internet is a nice platform to build a great userbase, a bunch of cheering fans that will lay down the dollar for a song, just because music lovers... well... "real" ones wouldn't mind ;) Not mentioning here the true purpose of the whole story either: to make it easy for people to discover new music/media without haviong to drag themselves all over the world to find a cd/mp3/cristal...

In short: there will always be pro's and con's... but please... do follow the money here... see who benefits... and decide for yourselves...

 Benji Rogers

Because the world needs another one.

did you notice ? All the band's biographies on megabox have been copied/pasted from itunes...

The iTunes bios most likely come from the artist's camp, not iTunes.  The service is probably sent or directed to use the bio the label would like them to utilize.

The only thing that drives me nuts on DMN is that so many readers feel it necessary to try and debunk or deflate the validity of a vast majority of subject matter.  Maybe the reader-base is on the older side—I don't know.  But people need to get over what they think SHOULD be going on and accept that the industry has changed and so must we all.  Or, go sell insurance.

Paul, that said, you still run a very good site.

-Duh

I think the common thread there might be Rovi which listed as a partner for probably artist bios.

hth 

Including the intentional typos.

A lot if not all of the blurb on iTunes is from allmusic.com. I think they have a deal with them.

Merry Christmas my musician friends. Soon you can get paid for me to steal your music.

Too funny. Where can I sign up for a lable so people can steal my music and I can make money... Oh wait, people wouldn't even want my FREE music, bc I can't sing or have any music talent.. 

dear mr/mrs artist

i guess you haven't ever shared anything over internet without paying their copyrights, that includes videos, poems, photos, even recipes [they are creations too]...

if your music is so "exquisite" DON'T publish it!: Just keep it to yourself and enjoy it in your bunker.

otherwise, stop whinning.

best fuck you's

Who is going to trust this guy with their music sales?

Kim Schmitz, also known as Kimble, also known as Kim Dotcom -

"...convicted of credit card fraud, computer fraud, insider trading, and embezzlement..."

MegaBox is not what you think it is...

and a 6 year old was convicted sexual assault and is now a registered sex offender for playing doctor.

Im not saying kim isnt guily but I have been keeping up with the story and i wouldnt say the process of apprehending kim and his assets has been completely legal either.

The 6 year old case of playing doctor is not rmeotely comparable to this repeat criminal who was/is well old enough to know what he has been doing.

"As a teenager, Schmitz earned a reputation in his native Germany for cracking corporate PBX systems in the United States, and tried to parlay it into a career in data security.That effort led to his arrest on charges of using and selling stolen calling card numbers.

According to a report by News & Record, he had traded stolen calling card numbers he bought from hackers in the United States.

n 2001, Schmitz purchased $375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company LetsBuyIt.com and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company. Unknown to others, Schmitz did not have the funds available to invest, although the announcement caused the share value of LetsBuyIt.com to jump by nearly 300%. Schmitz quickly sold the shares and profited $1.5 million as a result. Schmitz had also arranged and obtained an unsecured loan of €280,000 from Monkey AG, a company for which Schmitz had served as Chairman of the Board. The funds were to be paid to Kimvestor AG. As a result, both Monkey and Kimvestor went bankrupt.

Schmitz also pleaded guilty to embezzlement in November 2003 and received a two-year probation sentence.

An investigative piece found Schmitz in Hong Kong business records with the new name "Kim Tim Jim Vestor", allegedly bearing a Finnish passport, and acting as director of several "Mega-" companies, among them Megaupload Ltd. and Megarotic Ltd."

New Zealands prime minister did similar things to irelands economy, unfortunately speculation is how the global economy gets momentum. 

try telling that to National voters tho...

Listening to a government that was bribed is really, an educated guess.

"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea" - Buddah Ω

One of the top-19 pirates  **AND** launching a music service site. Interestring strategy. Screw the artist on both ends.

7digital and Amazon just gave me one more reason never to do any business with them. It is not just mafia people like Kim Dotcom-whatever that have to be avoided at all costs. It is also the oportunistic parasites of the so called "industry" who are willing to do deals with these kind of mafia people.

The label I work for was going to renew a contract (+80 albums) with 7digital in the next few months. Not any more.

which label?

I am sure Paul and DMN will report it when we pull the plug. :)

@Tim: So your label is filled with idiots who hate money?

A commercial-scale pirate with a criminal past launches a music discover service as a legal strategy...

Anything that can have a posative effect on creating a standard for the return's to the Artist is a good move. The Artist in turn could give some of the 90% to the Production crew, for the finished sound file, or pay cash up front for a quality recording of their work. Either way I see this as a good move forward for all. [ http://vinciazee.yolasite.com ]-[ http://www.ipadharmony.biz ]-[ http://www.ipadaracmusic.com ]

First it was Amazon then was Facebook and now megaupload. It looks like everyone wants to have a music channel now. Read in an Indian magazine that Google is also going to introdcue such service. I don't think they can replicate the success of iTunes.

An Indian Magazine...?!

yup, they have magazines in india now. go figure!

LOL!!!

Amazon, gracenote, and Rovi are "partners" like I am a "partner" with McDonalds.  Megauploads signed boilerplate services contracts like anyone else who wants to use those companies' services.

Looks like the industry shills are crawling this site like the cockroaches they are.

I haven't listened to music or watched TV, movies for about four years because of shit like this.

No raido, TV, movies, DVD, rental, NOTHING. I don't download nor stream.

With the exception of indipendent artists. They are the only ones that get my money now.

I became sick of the bullshit the companies were pouring out both in the quality and their stance on what I could do with MY property.

I do not and will not put a single cent into their hands if I can help it.

FUCK THEM ALL!

If only you would keep off the internet we would all be happy. Complete your shut in persona and satisfy your high-brow hipster needs. Stop participating in society because, let's face it, you're only going to screw yourself over by pretending you have social skills. All points aside, go fuck yourself

lol youd love that,

the less people around with a different opinion the better right?

grow up, your childish attitiude limit your opportunites in life, as a nation and as an individual.

lol youd love that,

the less people around with a different opinion the better right?

grow up, your childish attitiude limit your opportunites in life, as a nation and as an individual.

bunch of shitty comments here

I completely agree, these comments look somehow fishy..

So many of the comment generated IP adresses are coming from redirects IPs of California and surrounding regions, Alot of employee's or direct benificiaries of this company. No one wants to give their name because the majority of the people sullying and tarnishing this service comes from Major Label Benificiaries. Shocker Shocker.

...So it goes...

Internet arguments are like the Special Olympics, you might win, but in the end, you're still retarded.

The real reason behind recent events.

Free Dotcom. Free Megaupload. Free music. Free internet.

"We have a solution called the Megakey that will allow artists to earn income from users who download music for free," Dotcom outlined. "Yes that's right, we will pay artists even for free downloads.  The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works." "

As for me, i have invented a technology that can make electricity for a country the size of China , out a single drop of water. 10 years of elctrical power out of one drop of water. Yep ! 

I can't tell you anything about how can i make it work, or offer any guarantees, or even make a demonstration.  You'll just have to believe me and give me your money.

"The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works"

And where did that money you generated from that experiment go ?

umm....into all the cars they have? the megaupload people are rich.

They might not be nice, but they do seem to be getting plenty of advert revenue. Id guess this works the same as youtubes payments. They earn advertising next to your media, and give you a % back.

It's called Youtube.  It's the same business model.  They offer free content and the uploaders get paid if they meet a view quota.

Mega Upload will also offer paid content which is the same as Itunes.

The business model doesn't seem that far fetched.  As fas as how effective it is, the comedian Louis C. K. did something similar on his own website where you pay $5.00 on his website to watch his performance.  The money goes straight to him, no middle men.

It's an awesome idea.

Is this what the music labels tried to stop? Pretty sure it is.

Huge part of why MegaUpload went down is because his business model is fantastically superior to Hollywood's.

Ffffuuuuu

The real reason why MegaUpload was shut down...

dit zou wel eens de reden kunnen zijn dat MegaUpload zo snel aangepakt werd.

Speculation time!

Well this could explain a lot.

Awwww here it goes!

Look at all these idiots shilling for RIAA.

You guys tried to do this before with SOPA/PIPA and reddit users blew the whistle on all those posts.

Jokers; Get lost!!

Stop using the courts, and political system to sure up your antiquated business models.  Shame on you.

yeah... down already....

This is Bull Shit, MEGABOX never exist !!

What about sales per download scheme.

How about robbing artist and being a partner of crime with music

lables and then pretending to be Santa Claus.

Seriously, pay artists - even for free downloads

Man i am an artist ! With downloading software downloading my own song on my pc 1000000.... times and getting paid for it.

Please! dont tell me you believe in this shit!

Yet   another f****** music label troll.

Dont worry..  the day the internet boomed you were bankrupt.

You didnt know it then and you still dont.

Stay with your archaic ways and enjoy the ride downhill you arsehole.

What about site remembering which computer has download a certain song? IP address + MAC address + some other stuff, with a slight chance you'll have to be a registered user to download stuff.

What a nerd... Do you really think they are so stupid?

Somehow, the only person I can trust to prevent such a simple scam is a convicted hacker and embezzler...

This sounds like a dope new avenue for musicians if it's legit.

Is this why MegaUpload was taken down?

Could this be true?

Oh, THIS is why they killed MegaUpload.

Oh, THIS is why they killed MegaUpload.

Even if mega was taken down before releasing their music store someone else should do the same thing.

Trusting these global freeloaders to paying you your fair share is like eating toilet paper and expecting dollar bills to come out your ass.

Hey... FUCK YOU Dalton Priddy - I have been shitting dollar bills all fucking week after having eaten 3 rolls of Northern Double Roll toilet tissue!

Give them time and they will have their servers set up where the crooked music companies won't be able to do a thing...

bolshy yarbles for all

I hope this service really works.
I think it'd be great if more money went to the artists, than what currently does. I'd happily buy my music from here instead.

Let us make some connections.....

PRETTY SURE it would work like youtube where you get an amount for views (or listens in this case) and pretty sure you would get sponsored or partnered or whatever.

You would go through a similar process. So, no you would not exactly be able to put your music in there and make money like this is some joke.

If you put a video on youtube with your music and you suck...well youtube isn't going to take you and nor will this "megabox" if it ever is born officially. 

If it is doable with Youtube videos....

then there is a good possibility it is doable for music. 

Mindblowing and yet.... so expected!

USA - You SUCKS!!!

Back Megaupload!

Freedom Kim Dotcom!

You realize that the raid on MegaUpload was planned before this service was even announced - right?

Uh, they likely got wind of the service being set up and tested.  Why wait for it to get rolled out before they raided the company?  Better to raid them BEFORE it gets rolled out and is widely accepted by the public.

 I think the reason Megaupload was taken down because after rapidshare court battle rapid did conform to pressure so Megaupload became the largest file sharing site. Megaupload was known for keeping alot of files alive - some for years. Obviously, Megaupload refused to conform with any copyright complaints so they had to be shut down. Megabox music service was probably some kind of desperate attempt to legitimize the business before the shit hit the fan.

Well if that megabox thing was so genius why was it not launched yet.

MU was closed so Megabox wouldn't be launched in the first place

god you people talk so much shit. 

All Megaupload websites, including this newly-launched Megabox, is dead. My day would not be the same again.

R.I.P...

where's the link, I support it. It's a way, good way to end piracy. peacfully.

So this is the real reason they got shut down....

ГАВНО!! Верните мегу!!

It is always fun to watch materialists sob over originality. Oh, and by the way, digitalmusicnews.com, you stole my website design.

Could be nice if something like this exists

That way these people, MU,  help the industry solve there problems!!

BOT...The problem with copy-wrong(ing)  in the first place is that  it is nerver any good in the first place...BOT....So it goes...

Kodak didn't follow the trend.

The RIAA is next.

http://www.r8ny.com/blog/vincent_nunes/the_true_purpose_of_sopa_pipa_and_now_acta.html

All these excuses: money laudering, piracy.. yeah right, they just wanted to get rid of him

No wonder they closed down megaupload.

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Its never too late--because if you die-it is then too late and lots of people go to hell every day but they had a a chance to repent and be forgiven and all of them did not use that chance--what a sad reality for them right now and they they will regret that for eternity in hell

Jesus already paid the price so all you have to do is accept His love and forgiveness which is free and freely given by Him to all that call on His name-He is the only way to heaven

I would love to reply to you with an real answer, but I somehow isn't allowed to.

Internet.... 

...ROOT OF ALL EVIL... and planet X is coming.