Minno and SoundCloud Debut SoundRain for Music Payments

I do not think people are failing to buy music becausethey lack a decent way to pay for it. Most music people actually want is on iTunes, and gift cards are ubiquitous for the unbanked. The problem is that a) people think they want indie but they really listen to what their friends do and that makes niche music as fun as niche social networks and b) stealing music is easy and carries no social cost for core music consumers.

Tried to sign up to get my $2 in credit:

> While in closed beta, we're limiting the number of users we permit to sign up. This is to prevent spammers from creating lots of fake accounts =/

> But if you don't have an account and you really want to use Minno right now, just let us know and we'll see what we can do!

Also, looks like you need to earn $10 before you can withdraw.

Cool stuff.