After last.fm, the 4 big music labels (EMI, Sony BMG, Warner, Universal) are supporting a new service. This one is called Qtrax and it launches tomorrow. In comparison to similar sites (pandora, imeem, slacker), this one is a p2p network, meaning that users are able to legally download copyrighted music. Sarah Perez wrote an article about the ups and downs of qtrax.

But why would qtrax succeed?

Don’t get me wrong, I find it a step to the right direction but it provides a service users already have (they just have it “illegally”). Using last.fm is for me clear: it is streaming music and is highly community driven. But Qtrax? I think Mashable is right on this one: qtrax will not last.
I’m just a bit skeptical. Maybe RIAA must take even harsher measures to convince the wider public to use such services instead of the sweet torrents.
I don’t know, what do you thing?

Do you have any good reason, why we should prefer Qtrax over all the other services we are used to?
I mean, I have none so far. I’ll think about it and post on the comments if something comes up.

Thanks to Robert Gordon for drawing my attention on imeem.