[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 725772] Re: banshee lastfm plugin free listening to free stations WRONGLY not authorized

[Bernhard]

** Changed in: banshee (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  banshee lastfm plugin free listening to free stations WRONGLY not
  authorized

Status in Banshee Music Player:
  Won't Fix
Status in “banshee” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: banshee

  On the last.fm plugin on the left sidepane in banshee I want to listen
  to the free stations "Personal" and "Recommended".

  In terminal it says:
  [Warn  22:25:22.723] Lastfm error AuthenticationFailed : The Webservices API key supplied does not have permission to stream / create new radio trials
  [Warn  22:25:25.884] Lastfm error AuthenticationFailed : The Webservices API key supplied does not have permission to stream / create new radio trials

  In the UI I get the error message:
  "Failed to tune in station. Stations are only available to paying Last.fm subscribers."

  That is simply wrong! Free listening e.g. from Germany (ok, Youtube
  not so ^^) to last.fm stations like "recommended"-station is legally
  and authorized and works from the web interface and works in rhythmbox
  for me.

  This option is still allowed for non-subscribe users from some
  european countries without the monthly fee. Though in the past it got
  more restricted.

  However this works flawlessy in rhythmbox's lastfm plugin and from the
  website.

  I am connected from the banshee plugin to lastfm, scrobbling works,
  and the overview of lastfm in banshee works well, too. But for me this
  is a showstopper, that I cannot listen to free lastfm stream and
  banshee saying "it' not available". Not true.

  I guess this is probably NOT RELATED to other bugs like "cannot listen
  to stations at all / Gstramer error". But I don't know exaclty. Thanks
  in advance.

  $ lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
  Release:        11.04
  Codename:       natty

  $ uname -a
  Linux natty 2.6.38-5-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 16:10:15 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  $ dpkg -l banshee
  ||/ Name                  Version               Description
  ii  banshee               1.9.3-2ubuntu1        Media Management and Playback application