- PayPlay.FM
Infobox Online music service
service_name = PayPlay.FM
service_
service_
opened =June 22 ,2006
pricing = fixed
platforms = MP3 Platform independent, WMAMicrosoft Windows
format =MP3 , WMA
restrictions =
catalogue = 1,970,000+
preview = 30 seconds
streaming =
protocol = Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http ://)
availability =Worldwide
features =
support =
homepage = [http://www.payplay.fm www.payplay.fm]
footnotes =PayPlay.FM is an
online music store , launchedJune 22 ,2006 [cite web |url=http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2006/PayPlay-Music-Download-Store.html |publisher=Harmony Central |title=PayPlay Launches Online Music Download Store For Independent Artists And Bands |date=July 7, 2006] . The download music store currently offers over 1,970,000 songs of independent music in MP3 and WMA DRM format. The store is available worldwide and officially added to the Windows Media Online Stores [cite web| title=Online Stores in Windows Media Player | url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/stores.aspx| accessdate = 2007-05-29 ] . The music in the store is sold at 192 kbit/s (VBR) WMA and MP3 files.Starting from May 29, 2007, PayPlay.FM is offering its entire collection in MP3 format without DRM protection. [cite web| title=World's largest MP3 store launches | |publisher=Cory Doctorow — BoingBoing.net | date=May 29, 2007 | url=http://boingboing.net/2007/05/29/worlds_largest_mp3_s.html]
PayPlay.FM is the first hybrid online music download store to offer music delivery format based on customer's choice to use protected WMA or unprotected
MP3 audio format. [cite web| title=PayPlay.FM Starts Selling 1,300,000 Tracks of DRM-Free Music | url=http://payplay.fm/2007/05/29| accessdate = 2007-05-29]References
External links
* [http://payplay.fm/ PayPlay.FM Online music download store]
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