Re: [mb-users] Are different digital downloads different releases?

I've too added digital releases into the database, and only because it was
allowed: I don't believe we should treat them as regular releases. Digital
media is more like a new form of broadcasting than anything else. You do
not own the music you "buy" on i-Tunes or Amazon. It's just another way to
stream music as you would on Spotify or Deezer (On a related note, some
bands make their music available for streaming ONLY, no CDs, no download.
Streaming only), with the only difference being that you can do it
off-line. Should we then add a separate entry for each of them? My first
thought would be to say no. But then what of the release dates? A given
album might be released at different times on different services. This
would be in favor of adding separate entries for each digital
stores/streaming platforms.
And heres comes up another problem: how do you find out the release date?
Example:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/abbey-road/id401186200
Was this ever released on i-tunes in 1969? Definitely not. Not to mention
that this version is yet another remaster...
I foresee lots of headaches in the future. ;-)

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