There was no loss when bits are copied, but because the downloader has no rights to the media, it is piracy.
There was no lost sales because the fact remains: the user wants a copy of the media or content without paying. To suggest that they would pay in some alternate universe is fantasy.
The submission deadline is January 26th - while it might me tough if you were to start now, together with possible holiday obligations - but it's still possible.
I switched back to http://retro.grooveshark.com It's more refined, runs fine on Windows, and it has more features. The Javascript version is too chunky for my taste. I can't see the song titles, overlays don't work, I'm not getting tips, etc.
There was no loss when bits are copied, but because the downloader has no rights to the media, it is piracy.
There was no lost sales because the fact remains: the user wants a copy of the media or content without paying. To suggest that they would pay in some alternate universe is fantasy.