Mean Fiddler Launches Mobile Music Service

In UK, that is…The live music operator Mean Fiddler has tied up with mobile music recognition company Shazam Entertainment to launch a mobile music service…
The deal will enable users to “tag a song” (at a concert or a club) using Shazam’s music recognition service and download the full track or ringtone from the Mean Fiddler website. All downloads will cost 1.50 GBP (thru reverse-charge SMS) and will appear on the users’ monthly bill.
In theory, however, as the story points out, mobile users could simply download the same track from a competing music service such as Napster or iTunes for 99 pence…

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