Smokey
03-31-2011, 06:16 PM
On tuesday, Amazon began offering “Cloud Drive,” which lets users upload 5 gigabytes of music (more than 1,000 songs) to the company’s servers for free. The music can then be listened to from multiple devices — smartphones, computers and pretty much anything with an Internet connection.
Amazon said customers would initially get 5 gigabytes of free storage, enough for about 1,250 songs or 2,000 photographs. They can buy 20 gigabytes for $20 a year. Users can save music files in MP3 as well as the AAC format, which is the standard for Apple's iTunes service.
The "music locker" services are meant to appeal to consumers frustrated by the complexities of storing their favorite songs at work, home and on their smartphones.
However, since Amazon launched this service before securing any licensing deals, a legal battle from music executives might be brewing as music labels were informed of this service only last week.
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore
Amazon said customers would initially get 5 gigabytes of free storage, enough for about 1,250 songs or 2,000 photographs. They can buy 20 gigabytes for $20 a year. Users can save music files in MP3 as well as the AAC format, which is the standard for Apple's iTunes service.
The "music locker" services are meant to appeal to consumers frustrated by the complexities of storing their favorite songs at work, home and on their smartphones.
However, since Amazon launched this service before securing any licensing deals, a legal battle from music executives might be brewing as music labels were informed of this service only last week.
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore