So, Last.fm just came out and told us about their new feature which will allow us to play full-length tracks and entire albums for free.  And as the Last.fm community begins to cheer with joy, they also begin to make complete fools out of themselves.  The Last.fm blog hints to things that are to come:

Full-length tracks are now available in the US, UK, and Germany, and we’re hard at work broadening our coverage into other countries. During this initial public beta period, each track can be played up to 3 times for free before a notice appears telling you about our upcoming subscription service. The soon-to-be announced subscription service will give you unlimited plays and some other useful things.

While it is cool for Last.fm to offer such a feature, it’s nothing out of the ordinary.  In reality, it’s a great site that’ll have a subscription based music service — quite like the many other services already available.  Again, the music industry is creating yet another revenue stream masked behind a great music community. 

Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.