Re: [Banshee-List] Last.fm still not working? - 1.7.3 upgrade did not help

[Gabriel Burt <gabriel burt gmail com>]

I've added a FAQ about this:

http://banshee.fm/support/faq/#lastfm

Gabriel

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:47 AM, osfight.de <linux osfight de> wrote:
> Yeah, I read through the bugs, but ppl were telling it works with Rythmbox
> and it also works with (open source) last.fm scrobbler, so I did not see why
> this should'nt work with Banshee. But using your comments, I found this and
> it supports your what you are telling:
>
> The Future of Last.fm Radio APIs
>
> Last.fm has never had a public radio API, although we've tolerated
> third-party clients using the undocumented calls that our client uses. This
> is finally about to change - we're going to make a public, documented
> streaming API available to everyone who has an API account. There are a few
> limitations:
>
> Only subscribers will be allowed to stream using API applications unless you
> negotiate a separate deal with us - we need to get the money to cover
> royalties.
> You won't be allowed to use our API to stream to mobile phones. This is
> unfortunately a limitation of some of our licensing agreements. (We may make
> exceptions to this) [...]
>
> Sadly, it states that free streaming is dead.
>
> Thx for the help
>
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