I used to have a last.fm account several years ago. I really enjoyed
       listening to recommended music, meeting new people and in short,
       being a part of that "social network". Things 
       changed when I learnt that based on the country where I lived,
       listening to music had become an exclusive service for subscribers. I
       deleted my account.
       
       It is not that I care about spending a bit of money. (Subscription is
       only $3/month) What I find extremely unfair is that it is completely
       for free depending on the country you live in (USA, UK and Germany)
       WHY?
       
       In the beginning I connected to my account using a web proxy. It did
       the trick but I thought it would be better if I simply stopped being
       a member as a way to show my disagreement with their policy.
       
       Now, some years later. I still feel the same way but I felt like
       trying this scrobbling thing (free service), just for fun. So I
       opened a new account. It is sad to see that if I connect to last.fm
       from my sdf-eu account I get their service for free but If I connect
       from my country I get a reminder that I have to subscribe. *sigh*