Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

andyg;346840 Wrote: The official word from Last.fm is that we don't need to enforce a skip limit. I've removed this so you should be able to skip as much as you like now. :) Brilliant news, good work. -- mattybain '[image:

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

The official word from Last.fm is that we don't need to enforce a skip limit. I've removed this so you should be able to skip as much as you like now. :) -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Andy, you (and SD) rock! Thanks for asking the question. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy track tho...- (c) 'ModelCitizen'

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

andyg;346840 Wrote: The official word from Last.fm is that we don't need to enforce a skip limit. I've removed this so you should be able to skip as much as you like now. :) That. Is. Great. THANKS! -- aubuti LinkStation HD-HG (debian) feeding: *Basement:* SB2 JVC JA-S44 ESS Tempest

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Graft stuff Andy, thank you very very much! -- autopilot *Server:* SC7.2 (Windows Vista 64) *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / Softsqueeze (office). *Amps:* Cambridge Audio 640a (main room) / Trends TA10.1 Class-T / Logitech 5.1. *Speakers:* Mission 701's

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

y360;327749 Wrote: The skip limit is required for lastfm radio to be in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In contrast with on-demand music services such as Rhapsody, companies that stream music as radio channels do not need to get the agreement of the copyright

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

There are also no skip limit on the web. The skip limit don't really make any sense. It forces me to listen to a track that I might not like. -- KasperLK KasperLK's Profile:

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Just got my duet a couple of days ago. Bad buzz about the last.fm skip limit :/ Any developments? other than this irritation, it's a bloody brilliant contraption. love it to bits! -- disgaea disgaea's Profile:

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

The skip limit is required for lastfm radio to be in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In contrast with on-demand music services such as Rhapsody, companies that stream music as radio channels do not need to get the agreement of the copyright holders before playing their

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

thanks y360, this would tie in with the explanation I was given (set out in another thread) about the different kind of licence that is now required for the inbuilt plugin (at least in the UK) - which would explain why the skip limit appears using the inbuilt, but not with Squeezescrobbler. --

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

brookheather;323600 Wrote: There is also a bug when you reach your skip limit - if you press pause and then press play you just see the message about the skip limit - there doesn't seem to be anyway of resuming playback. Just found this myself. I am a subscriber and this skip limit is very

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

I has seen this from day one (with the official plugin), i think this is something that has been there for a while. I think you get rid of it by subscribing (?). -- autopilot *Server:* SC7.1b (Windows Vista 64) *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / Softsqueeze

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

He is a subscriber: Siduhe;323318 Wrote: Using 7.2 and the inbuilt Last.fm plugin (as a *subscriber*) -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM !

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Thanks all - I wonder if the skip limit now applies to everyone, which would explain why I haven't seen it before (as a subscriber). Or maybe the plugin doesn't deliver the necessary info to Last.fm (though I can see my loved tracks radio, so it definitely knows I am a subscriber). -- Siduhe

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Last.fm does have a skip limit, just like Pandora. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50296

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Thanks Andy, do you know what it is? The only reason I ask is that I seem to be able to skip at will using the Last.fm client, certainly far more tracks than I can skip using the official Last.fm plugin. Would be interesting to compare. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM'

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

The limit is specified as part of their API response, but it's currently 6 I believe. I don't know why their official client doesn't use it. I'll ask if we could ignore it too. -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Thanks Andy. Just to confirm (because I just did another test), I can skip 10+ tracks using either the Last.fm client or the web interface without hitting the limit - maybe because I am a subscriber, or maybe it's just an API thing. Either way, it would be nice to extend the skip limit out a bit

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

There is also a bug when you reach your skip limit - if you press pause and then press play you just see the message about the skip limit - there doesn't seem to be anyway of resuming playback. -- brookheather

[slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Using 7.2 and the inbuilt Last.fm plugin (as a subscriber) and came across something I've not seen before . While listening to my recommendations, where I tend to skip tracks I don't like and listen to the ones I do (to help Last.fm get my tastes), I got a pop up on the Controller which said you

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

The Pandora service on a Squeezebox has the same feature, although I have only ever hit the skip limit once. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM !

Re: [slim] Hourly Skip Limit on Last.fm?

Had the same thing happen to me a few minutes ago, got a message on my SB3. Maybe if you skip too many, it's no longer considered radio and becomes more like on on demand service... -- JeffW JeffW's Profile: