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Taken over by CNET.com, that's pretty much it. All activity ending by year-end. They did promise not to sell my personal information;-) Not shedding a whole lot of tears though. Nic >From: Don Makoviney <don.makoviney@asg.com> >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: RE: MP3.com Gone by December 2, 2003 >Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:09:03 -0500 > >Weird. And they are simply taking it offline Dec 2nd. > >They won't re-open until "sometime" in 2004. > >Is anyone on this list actually an ARTIST there? If so, what have they >told >you? > >-DM > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: ArsOcarina@aol.com [mailto:ArsOcarina@aol.com] > >>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:04 PM > >>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > >>Subject: MP3.com Gone by December 2, 2003 > >> > >>Yikes! > >> > >>Has everyone heard about this? I just got an e-mail or two > >>that tipped me off to it -- and after investigating a little > >>I found out it's actually true. This comes as a major shock > >>to me. I'd enjoyed a good deal of success with their service > >>(6007 downloads). > >>I have to say i am really sorry to see them go. > >> > >>This from MP3.com's own site-news page: > >> > >>>CNET Networks, Inc. announced today that it has acquired > >>certain assets > >>>of MP3.com, Inc. > >>>Please be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 > >>PM PST the > >>>MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form. > >>> > >>>Following a transition period, CNET Networks, Inc. plans to > >>introduce > >>>new and enhanced artist services. If you would like to > >>receive e-mail > >>>updates on these new services and notification when they are > >>available, > >>>as well as an invitation to their special artists-only > >>preview, please > >>>sign up here. > >>> > >>>Your personal information, music, images, related content or other > >>>information will not be transferred to CNET Networks, Inc. > >>or any other > >>>third party. MP3.com's content administration tools will remain > >>>available until the site is redirected on December 2, 2003. Please > >>>note, however, that promptly following the removal of the MP3.com > >>>website, all content will be deleted from our servers and all > >>>previously submitted tapes, CD-ROMs and other media in our > >>possession > >>>will be destroyed. We recommend that you make alternative content > >>>hosting arrangements as soon as practicable. Please remember > >>to update > >>>or remove all links and references to the URL www.mp3.com. > >>Additionally > >>>if you would like a historical record of your page, we > >>recommend that > >>>you capture screen shots of the page as well as your artist > >>statistics > >>>pages since they will no longer be available once the site goes > >>>offline. > >>> > >>>MP3.com stopped collecting monthly fees for Gold and Platinum Artist > >>>Service subscriptions as of November 3, 2003. For any > >>monthly Gold or > >>>Platinum Artist Service subscription fees MP3.com received > >>during the > >>>period beginning October 13, 2003 and ending November 2, > >>2003, MP3.com > >>>will be issuing a refund that will be prorated to reflect a > >>termination > >>>of the subscription as of November 2, 2003. For any previously paid > >>>annual Gold and Platinum subscription fees MP3.com has > >>received during > >>>2003, MP3.com will be issuing a refund that will be prorated > >>to reflect > >>>a termination of the subscription as of November 2, 2003. > >>Any artists > >>>who subscribed to the Platinum or Gold Artist Service after > >>November 2, > >>>2003 will receive a full refund of any fees paid. > >>> > >>>If you subscribe to any other MP3.com services, you will receive > >>>separate e-mail messages with specific information about refunds and > >>>service availability. > >>>Participants in the truSONIC Business Music Service program will be > >>>receiving an e-mail update about the process for their continued > >>>participation in that program. > >>> > >>>All content uploads will cease immediately. Approvals of previously > >>>uploaded content will continue through Friday, November 14, > >>2003. CDs > >>>will be available for purchase through Monday, November 17, 2003 at > >>>12:00 PM PST. > >>> > >>>MP3.com will perform a final artist accounting and check > >>distribution > >>>on or around December 1, 2003. Any artist account with a > >>balance of at > >>>least $25.00 will qualify to receive a payment in the final artist > >>>accounting (reduced from the usual requirement of $50.00). > >>Payment of > >>>CD royalties will be included in the final artist accounting. > >>>If you anticipate a payment, please verify and update your artist > >>>account and contact information no later than November 20, > >>2003. Click > >>>here for help updating your contact information. > >>> > >>>Please be sure to check the Sophie message board and System Service > >>>Report (SSR) for further updates. > >>> > >>>On behalf of all of us at MP3.com we thank you for your > >>patronage and > >>>continued support. It has been a privilege to host one of > >>the largest > >>>and most diverse collections of music in the world. MP3.com > >>wishes to > >>>express its sincere thanks to each of you for making our website an > >>>important part of your musical journey. We wish you > >>continued success. > >>> > >>>Sincerely, > >>>MP3.com > >>> > >>>P.S. Remember that in order to receive e-mail updates on CNET's new > >>>artist services, you should sign up here today. > >> > >>Geeeze! What to do now? > >> > >>tEd (r) kiLLiAn > >> > >>http://www.mp3.com/tedkillian > >>http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html > >>http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian > >>http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on high-speed Internet access as low as $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)