Free Music Service QTrax: Launching (Again) June 18

Hilary Lewis | June 11, 2008 8:12 PM

qtrax.pngAfter an embarrassing false start last January, QTrax is just about ready to try again. The service now says it will begin offering free and legal downloads on June 18.

As of now, though, QTrax will still only be able to offer music from two of the big four music labels: Universal Music Group and EMI; it has yet to reach deals with the recorded-music divisions of WMG or Sony/BMG.

QTrax's had originally promised that it would have all four majors music delivered via "The world's first free and legal P2P music download network", but it has since had to tamp down its ambitions. Universal and EMI's music will not be available via P2P but will instead come from Qtrax's servers.

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48 Comments

luckybleu said:
acording to reports from wired news and confirmed by both labels qtrax will offer p2p access via p2p but with a mechanism in place that will allow labels to not license a song of poor quality or a mixed version
dogcat said:
Hilary Lewis sounds like she's bored out of her mind, and takes pleasure in anyone else's discomfort. There was not one positive intonation in that article, which should otherwise have told of a success story in the making. HAHAHAHA
Silicon Alley Insider looses credibility on having slanted attitude.
ddbann said:
With a Canadian DMCA on the way I will be into Qtrax BIG-time!
qurious said:
Wow, this article has a lot to say. Took a lot of thought. How about... "Qtrax is possibly on it's way to revolutionizing the global music industry, and let's hope it can happen so we can finally get our music free and legally" "And if Stevey J is smart, he will help hook his Ipods up to Qtrax so that he can triple his Ipod sales this year".
Coolmil said:
I'm wondering when Qtraxxx for men is coming out?
Shotcaller said:
You should keep the negative articles coming. I'm a shareholder in blln which owns Qtrax, and I'm looking to buy more shares for cheap. Embarrassing isn't it?
KIndo said:
KTF!
silverstone said:
Thought I'd chime in, Qtrax is going to be huge. It may be that Hilary Lewis isn't going places, but Qtrax definitely is. Maybe she's into spiralfrog?
Ha. Reminds me of the Zune astroturfers. You guys are hilarious.
Lopaka said:
I don't generally comment on articles, but I'v got 4 kids in college, and I want to show them that dad is pretty much up to date with what is hot. In fact I'm ahead of the pack. I second Silverstone when saying this thing is gonna be huge!
Eric Mahoney said:
Qtrax.com is looking pretty good. Looks like they are aiming for world domination, and with Universal downloads available on the 18, this seem to be off to a good start.
Gubatron said:
Last time I tried this, it was a website running on a hardly modified Xulrunner, it didn't work at all as a p2p application, it was really lame.
Stephanie said:
My boyfriend says I'm cut off from Itunes. According to him this months' bills for my music are enough to last him the year. But I need music. My sister Reb told me about Qtrax. Apparently all the kids are starting to talk about it. So when her kids came home and told us we cried out with joy. Free music is like the sound of the good lord whispering into my ears. Amen
Rodney said:
I'd have to agree with Gubatron. Wasn't working as p2p for me either. Must admit the new site is looking pretty good.
Asbesto said:
You people are fools. Qtrax will never deliver.
darby said:
I read it was a stock scam. Now I'm not so sure.
Cav said:
I too thought it was a scam at first. Now it looks more like a Godsend. Kudos to the team that brought it this far.
GoQtrax said:
Qtrax, despite a rocky beginning, will chance the face of the music industry forever. We've had ad-funded music for decades - it's called the radio. But the new internet paradigm adds interactivity and choice to the mix. So now instead of listening to what the radio stations want us to hear, WE will be in control and can CHOOSE what we want to hear. Ads on the website - that doesn't bother me, as long as it's not attached to the audio, or is the form of a "preview." Skyscraper and banner ads are unobtrusive and a small price to pay for FREE UNLIMITED MUSIC!

I applaud the management at Qtrax (Brilliant Technologies) for having the guts, and the perseverance to see this through. June 18th will be a sweeter day for them that it will be for us, I'm sure!

GoQtrax!
GoQtrax said:
Qtrax, despite a rocky beginning, will change the face of the music industry forever. We've had ad-funded music for decades - it's called the radio. But the new internet paradigm adds interactivity and choice to the mix. So now instead of listening to what the radio stations want us to hear, WE will be in control and can CHOOSE what we want to hear. Ads on the website - that doesn't bother me, as long as it's not attached to the audio, or is the form of a "preview." Skyscraper and banner ads are unobtrusive and a small price to pay for FREE UNLIMITED MUSIC!

I applaud the management at Qtrax (Brilliant Technologies) for having the guts, and the perseverance to see this through. June 18th will be a sweeter day for them that it will be for us, I'm sure!

GoQtrax!
morechocolate said:
is this blog actually part of apple's p.r. dept.?

"embarrassing false start..." this blog made sure that became synonymous with qtrax. i don't think i'm the only one who speculated apple had a lot to do with it given qtrax' potential to be the next big thing (not to mention the impact it will have on iProfits).

"tamp down its ambitions." that's ridiculous. why no mention of qtrax' agreements with all 4 majors' publishing divisions? seems logical that deals with the last 2 recorded-music divisions can't be far behind.
AVDI said:
Hilary you fit right into the same type of news reporting that said Google would never make it, boy really hit the mark with that story.

Sit back and watch what happens when the world is turned onto the greatest free download site on the planet....I think your words will be very difficult to EAT. Hilary will you be just as positive as you are now negative when Qtrax proves you wrong.
treotreo said:
hillary, qtrax is actually a hybrid music service offering the best of both worlds, authorised recordings coming off qtrax servers & the rest off p2p. EMI (& possibly universal too) does have the final say on which songs on p2p can be downloaded, & the ones they veto will be filtered out, but the only ones they will veto are the ones where the recording is poor quality, or it's unclear on who owns the rights to the song.

all in all, this is a massive achievement. for all you folks out there that would like have a stake in what will be the world's largest advertising platform, qtrax is a subsidiary of brilliant technologies corp(BLLN) a publicly traded company.
ed said:
I sure hope it's better than Spiralfrog. I think the key is to have good portability... and of course, Ipods! Maybe this is something that a big boy like Microsoft or Google will take over to combat Apple's Itunes. Could you imagine if Google bought them out and made the music work on their new Google phone that's coming out? But DID NOT allow it on Ipods? Wow, talk about a new leader in portable players...
THE REAL DEAL said:
EMI & Universal's entire digital music catalog is officially cleared for the site. The first round of labels' music will come from Qtrax's servers, for all the additional music that's not included in the above (such as unauthorised recordings, etc), an agreed-upon mechanism is now in place. Qtrax will be able to music available on P2P to the labels, which would then have the option to block certain P2P-available songs before they show up in Qtrax network.

I hope this clears it up for everyone.
THE REAL DEAL said:
@ED

it is better than spiralfog, why don't you go to qtrax.com & download the qtrax player. TVT record songs are already activated, so you can test drive the system. it's super super quick!

qtrax will be one of the world's largest advertising platforms, so there is much reason to believe that both google & microsoft will want to add it to ther portfolio. hey, google paid $1.3 Billion for YouTube, when youtube didn't even have a business plan ( they still don't, almost). the fact that qtrax is offering LEGAL content, makes it very appealing to consumers & advertisers alike. As a global service (over 15 countries & languages), I wouldn't be surprised if qtrax beats facebook in active users by this time next year.

NHKC said:
I hate to blow wind on this flame fest, but if 9 lines of typing makes your blog post, your blog post = pathetic and please go do a real job next time...and if QTrax is only worth 9 lines--of type, that is--then maybe hold the post for another day?
luckybleu said:
almost time to revisit qtrax ms .lewis almost.... please download the player and make your own reveiw the way its working now is excellent and when qtrax is fully functional will be amusic lovers dream.
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lolcats said:
LOL @ the Qtrax-lovers ... about the only thing Qtrax is good for would be for ringtones, and it's pretty shitty for that even.

You guys must have wasted alot of money on this company to be blindly "keeping the faith" despite the fact it hasn't offered up anything tangible to prove its viability at all. They haven't released any information about number of users online, number of downloads served, sales figures, expenses, outstanding shares, etc. If anything, Qtrax is just a continuous string of broken promises and lack of information, which will be it's undoing. You can already see it happening as it's share price continues to plummet towards 0 cents.

I can see the tombstone now ... "QTRAX (2008-2009) -- A great idea on paper, nothing more."
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