Posted by CQ on 12/26/05 20:02

In article <1135619506.878516.318300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
dnlwhite@dtgnet.com says...

> So does that mean they would become unplayable even on my MP3 player?
> Or just on the hard drive?

Doug, it says it right in the text you copied and pasted below. If you
don't connect your portable player every month the songs will become
unplayable.

What part of this:

"Thus, in order to continue to play such Downloads on that portable
device, you will need to dock your portable device (I.e., connect
to the PC)and log onto Napster at the beginning of each
Subscription Month."

.. . . don't you understand? If you don't connect your player to their
server so they can check and authorize every song you have once a month
the songs will cease to be playable.

In my opinion it is a crappy, overpriced, and intrusive service but they
are quite clear about what the service they are offering is and about how
it works.

> Here's what they have in their terms and conditions on Napster.com:
>
> If you register for the "Napster To Go" tier, you will be able to
> transfer your Downloads an unlimited amount of times to up to a maximum
> of two (2) compatible portable devices for as long as your "Napster To
> Go" membership is current. For royalty accounting and analysis
> purposes, Napster will track the Downloads that you so transfer and the
> number of times that you play Downloads on such devices. Napster also
> automatically renews your rights to any Downloads stored on your
> portable devices at the beginning of each Subscription Month. Thus, in
> order to continue to play such Downloads on that portable device, you
> will need to dock your portable device (i.e., connect to the PC) and
> log onto Napster at the beginning of each Subscription Month.

You quote them but still ask the very questions that they answer there.

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CQ

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