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.

[Danielle]

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]

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]

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

[majikstreet]

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

[MetalMusicAddict]

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.

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

Unfortunately thats the way of the world.

[zenwhen]

Unfortunately thats the way of the world.

It will continue to be the way of the world until CD prices fall to a price-point people will pay instead of pirating. We, the consumer are in control thanks to small portable audio formats. They will lower their prices or lose the sales.