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I thought it was similar to iTunes "music match"? They pay a small amount of money to the copyright holders, who accept it on the premise that it's better to get some money for pirated music than none. Also it's a way to make former pirates "legitimate" without asking them to pay huge amounts of money for their collections. The copyright holders hope that they will stay straight after signing up.

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After I uploaded my music collection to google music I've since bought 50 or so songs on the service. Before that I'd only purchased one CD from a local band in the last decade. So a good solid product at a reasonable price converted me.

Are you using all access? I don't buy most music now, since it's on GMAA.. makes me feel guilty, but also happy heh

I used All Access for a while but if I really wanted some music, I often went and bought it. That way, even though I don't subscribe anymore, I still have some of the music I really like.

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