Sunday 20 February 2011

Disadvantages

    * Many major online music stores only offer music in one audio format. Most labels will not allow their music to be sold in the common MP3 format that music players use. For the most part music that is sold in MP3 format is not sold at higher bit rate encoding.
    * Many stores use Digital Rights Management, which limits use of music on certain devices. The restrictions vary between different services, and sometimes even between different songs from the same service.
    * Geographical restrictions rule most of the stores at the request of record labels.
    * Many online music stores sell music encoded in a lossy format, compared to an audio CD.
    * Users do not have a "hard copy" of purchased music, such as a CD, for archiving (although music can usually be backed up to a CD or portable music player).
    * Some stores do not provide artwork or liner notes.
    * Stores have limited catalogs, because of copyright concerns.
    * Some stores are not operating system independent and usually require the use of Microsoft Windows to use their software.

2 comments:

  1. which limits use of music on certain devices. The restrictions vary between different services, and sometimes even between different songs from the same service. alternative music

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  2. I am a college student program of bscs, i want to ask, what is the general and specific problem of the online music store or a jazz?

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