Ben Werdmuller von Elgg » techcrunch http://benwerd.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:55:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Last.fm isn’t selling your data to the RIAA, apparently http://benwerd.com/2009/02/lastfm-isnt-selling-your-data-to-the-riaa-apparently/ http://benwerd.com/2009/02/lastfm-isnt-selling-your-data-to-the-riaa-apparently/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:39 +0000 Ben Werdmuller http://benwerd.com/2009/02/lastfm-isnt-selling-your-data-to-the-riaa-apparently/ [..] So do us a favour – if you see people spreading the rumour, refer them to this blog post and mention you heard from a friend that “Techcrunch are full of shit.”

Last.fm: “Techcrunch are full of shit”.

The other day, Techcrunch claimed that the music site Last.fm (which I’m a heavy user of) was beginning to hand over listening data to the RIAA. Last.fm works by “scrobbling” every track you play to a log, which is then used to find music you like, people with similar music tastes, and so on. It’s a great site.

Last.fm’s response is short, sharp, and to the point. The Next Web has an overview of the statements in both directions.

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