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When you click [+] it would make sense for it to change to a [-] in case I want to remove it (right-clicking is not obvious). The ability to pause a song and change the volume would also be nice.
You should add some kind of visual tutorial (but keep it simple) at the top of the page so new visitors know what to do.
In my opinion this is something that Wordpress does especially well: http://wordpress.com/features/
great execution, but where's the differentiation with Songza, Seeqpod, Streamzy, et. al?
However, is this really a viable business? I assume you intend it to be, based upon your description of it being a startup, but please correct me if I'm mistaken. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm going to have to piss on your parade a little bit.
I have considered developing something similar to this in the past, but I've always stopped myself - simply because if it becomes any sort of success and is seen to be either (i) taking in revenues or (ii) encouraging others to develop similar services then the RIAA will give the slightest of gestures.. a wince of the lip perhaps.. to direct a battalion of lawyers to march upon your place of business and annihilate it with a bombardment of 4,000lb bombs stuffed with subpoenas and the internal organs from children and puppies.
Although many (including myself) argue that what you're doing is probably legal, it is not really open and shut - the RIAA would argue that you're encouraging and cooperating in the acts of copyright infringement. It's going to cost you a fortune to defend yourself.. and even if you manage to generate enough revenue to successfully defend yourself once, they will keep coming after you time and time again, from many different angles.
If the CoS can sue the IRS into submitting to its demands for tax exemption then the RIAA can shut down your little operation. The law can be cruel if you can't afford it.
If anybody else (with legal training) can enlighten me then I'd love to have my doubts assuaged.
That was also totally not self-explanatory to a non-registered user, but it did keep the playlist selection after signing up which is good.
For the results, it would be cool to see the album and year, or if it's live a 'Live @ Foo Stadium' in the album spot and the year still shown.
Also wasn't 100% clear on how to play the track, and the 'Try next source' should look like a link, not like any other text.
Otherwise, pretty cool. Got it playin' in the background as I type :)
I'm confused as to what I'm doing. I search for music, I add songs to my playlist, and then... what?
Search is a bit slow ATM, but selection seems good already. I didn't think I had to click 'Save Playlist' after clicking the pluses, maybe it would be better to auto-save the first one or create a default 'Untitled' and ask you to name it. That was also totally not self-explanatory to a non-registered user, but it did keep the playlist selection after signing up which is good. For the results, it would be cool to see…
It's great instant gratification to play songs on the search results page, but I can't then access the source. You don't give anything back to the music sources, so if you they find about you (like when you get big), they'll fight you.
Is this legal? Great application, but I can't help but feel that the RIAA will crush you if they find you.