Legal Music Downloads

[endersshadow]

Call me crazy, but I don't pirate music. But, there are some songs that I want without buying the whole album. Does anybody know of any legal way to download MP3s, or even better, OGGs? I realize that it probably won't be FLOSS, so no need to go into that.

The real question is, if there isn't one, what would it take to make one?

[xequence]

Well, allofmp3.com is the only one accually worth looking at in my opinion.

About legality, it would be illegal in most other countries, but not in russia. (Which is where it is).

You can get albums for 2$, and you choose the bitrate, and you get it in MP3.

[manny43]

i think allofmp3 was shut down about a year ago

[Danielle]

Originally Posted by endersshadow Call me crazy, but I don't pirate music. But, there are some songs that I want without buying the whole album. Does anybody know of any legal way to download MP3s, or even better, OGGs? I realize that it probably won't be FLOSS, so no need to go into that. The real question is, if there isn't one, what would it take to make one?

here's a great free music site. EDIT shareware sorry
http://www.magnatune.com/

and here's a link i haven't really looked at yet, but has magnatune on so could be good.
http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/03/fre...december-2005/

and there's legaltorrents too
http://www.legaltorrents.com/index.htm

[majikstreet]

LEGAL? whoaaaa???

[MetalMusicAddict]

Originally Posted by majikstreet LEGAL? whoaaaa???

Not everyone pirates music. I like owning over 1000 CDs.

In the end you wont find many "Legal" "for pay" (their are ones to get free music) music sites that dont use some form of protection in their format. Ive seen individual artists put stuff up in .ogg (Vorbis) or FLAC. Harvey Danger and Primus.

[xequence]

Originally Posted by MetalMusicAddict Not everyone pirates music. I like owning over 1000 CDs. In the end you wont find many "Legal" "for pay" (their are ones to get free music) music sites that dont use some form of protection in their format. Ive seen individual artists put stuff up in .ogg (Vorbis) or FLAC. Harvey Danger and Primus.

Where would you keep all those 1000 cds? A hard drive with 1000 albums in MP3 would be smaller

[gylf]

http://www.eclassical.com

[MetalMusicAddict]

Originally Posted by xequence Where would you keep all those 1000 cds? A hard drive with 1000 albums in MP3 would be smaller

I have then hanging on a wall in display cases in my stereo room. I dont listen to them though. They do go right into the PC than back into the case. Its about 70gigs @ alt-preset standard. They then go to my server where I use 'em through my HTPC.

Originally Posted by majikstreet there are people who don't pirate music? woah. my mom pirates music.

Unfortunately thats the way of the world.

[majikstreet]

there are people who don't pirate music? woah. my mom pirates music.