Where is the best place to LEGALLY download music?

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 18:31

Well I checked out iTunes but it looks like it's just for MAC users? Is that true?

What's another site where I can download some music, that doesn't suck.

Nubclear · August 30, 2003, 18:31

mrmitchell · August 30, 2003, 18:32

There are websites you can do it on, IIRC.

But it'll cost you.

The BEST way to get "free" music is to buy a cheap 5 dollar radio at Wal-Mart. You have to put up with ads and can only listen to relatively popular music, but if you must have any music, buy it and tune it to a station you like.

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 18:34

What are you laughing at commie?

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 18:38

I'm not looking to get free music though, trying to find the wesbsites where you can download for a buck a piece. I thought there were a couple of them...

monolith94 · August 30, 2003, 18:38

itunes is coming to windows

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 18:42

word, thanks mono

orange · August 30, 2003, 18:49

mp3.com for free

Asher · August 30, 2003, 18:55

www.buymusic.com

ixnay · August 30, 2003, 19:22

http://www.emusic.com/ is a subscription service instead of a pay-by-song service.

Oerdin · August 30, 2003, 19:25

Legal, smegal.

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 20:51

Thanks everybody

Zopperoni · August 30, 2003, 21:02

IUMA has some stuff from unknown talent.

Goingonit · August 30, 2003, 21:06

All the pay services suck, because they aren't even attempting to compete with what's available for free. Obviously, they can't beat free for a price, but they COULD beat 128kbps for quality, as well as providing better download times and more reliable downloads.

They could also provide you with things that Kazaa can't: alternative versions of songs, detailed information about songs, and a guarantee that you will get the full, accurate, high-quality version of exactly the song you want.

I would pay to know what I'm getting, and to get it at a higher quality. Unfortunately, all pay music services on the internet right now seem to be run by people who don't really want to attract customers.

Agathon · August 30, 2003, 21:11

Buymusic is probably best for you Ted. The ITMS will be out for Windows soon, but why wait?

Asher · August 30, 2003, 21:13

And why would you use iTunes, which uses an obscure format and even more obscure DRM that's only supported on the iPod out of all digital audio players?

Kuciwalker · August 30, 2003, 21:15

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Legal, smegal.

*something makes skywalker think Oerdin is toeing the line on 'Poly's piracy policy*

Ted Striker · August 30, 2003, 21:18

You guys are awesome.

I'll check out BuyMusic.

I was thinking itunes because I heard it had alot of success.

I miss Audiogalaxy though. I found so much good new music I'd never heard before because of the way they laid out the site.

Chemical Ollie · August 30, 2003, 21:22

www.mp3.com/henrix

I programmed the drums

Agathon · August 30, 2003, 21:30

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And why would you use iTunes, which uses an obscure format and even more obscure DRM that's only supported on the iPod out of all digital audio players?

Because it's better software, easier to use (all in one music management), has more consistent and more lenient DRM, it doesn't use Microsoft file formats which frees you from Uncle Billy's malign influence, and it's the one the others are slavishly trying to copy as is clearly evidence from buymusic's rip off ads.

Nuff said...

And it's up to manufacturers to support the AAC standard. I see no reason why they won't when ITMS for windows is released. After all they'd be stupid not to.

Asher · August 30, 2003, 21:35

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Because it's better software

Better than any music player in Windows? I disagree.

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easier to use (all in one music management)

Just what about music requires it being managed?

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has more consistent and more lenient DRM

BuyMusic doesn't delete all your files the instant you switch your region to anything other than the USA.

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it doesn't use Microsoft file formats which frees you from Uncle Billy's malign influence

Instead it uses Apple and Dolby's formats -- which are notoriously lenient, right?

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and it's the one the others are slavishly trying to copy as is clearly evidence from buymusic's rip off ads.

Fair enough, if you admit iMusic copied PressPlay in the first place.

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And it's up to manufacturers to support the AAC standard. I see no reason why they won't when ITMS for windows is released. After all they'd be stupid not to.

Because Dolby charges an insane licensing fee for every AAC decoder in hardware. Microsoft (WMA), doesn't.

Agathon · August 30, 2003, 21:41

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Better than any music player in Windows? I disagree.

Better than WMP which is ugly and badly organised.

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Just what about music requires it being managed?

You obviously don't own a lot of music. If I had my way I'd transfer all of my 1500+ CD's onto my hard drive. Now you try looking for all the performances featuring just Peter Donohoe in that.

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BuyMusic doesn't delete all your files the instant you switch your region to anything other than the USA.

It doesn't delete them, does it? I thought you just couldn't use them. If you want an answer, ask Drake.

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Instead it uses Apple and Dolby's formats -- which are notoriously lenient, right?

All the same and no limits except 3 computers and 10 burns of each playlist (unlimited burns of any one track).

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Fair enough, if you admit iMusic copied PressPlay in the first place.

That's lame even for you.

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Because Dolby charges an insane licensing fee for every AAC decoder in hardware. Microsoft (WMA), doesn't.

Insane? What - 5 dollars?

Take your pathetic anti-Apple trolls elsewhere...

Asher · August 30, 2003, 21:48

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Better than WMP which is ugly and badly organised.

We've been through this -- you can use any media player in Windows that uses DirectShow -- and I don't know of any that don't.

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You obviously don't own a lot of music. If I had my way I'd transfer all of my 1500+ CD's onto my hard drive. Now you try looking for all the performances featuring just Peter Donohoe in that.

Certainly, you'd use the music library feature in Winamp or, say, WMP.

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It doesn't delete them, does it? I thought you just couldn't use them. If you want an answer, ask Drake.

It certainly does -- without warning, too.
http://politechbot.com/p-04993.html

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All the same and no limits except 3 computers and 10 burns of each playlist (unlimited burns of any one track).

I was referring to the companies, which are notoriously litiguous *******s with anything like FORMATS. You made it sound like it being a Microsoft format is a bad thing, then Microsoft's format is technically superior and cheaper.

And Apple and Dolby both have long histories of being legal *******s, Microsoft is almost always on the defending end of legal issues.

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That's lame even for you.

How is it lame? Apple users.

You never get that Apple copies everything from someone else, but when Apple does it it's suddenly a first just because they hype it up like no tomorrow. First GUI, first digital music service, first 64-bit PC.

Have they truly been first in anything?

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Insane? What - 5 dollars?

Take your pathetic anti-Apple trolls elsewhere...

It's hardly pathetic, it's the harsh truth.
AAC will see little to no adoption in the market because it costs a lot and there's no need for it. iTunes has died off pretty much, its sales are not even worth noting. As I predicted, it was only the novelty of it that led to an early success. It took a week to make 1M sales and 4 months to make another.

:) Smiley · August 30, 2003, 23:03

Overseas, in a country where US copyright laws dont apply.

Nubclear · August 31, 2003, 02:47

People, this is a smokescreen. He probably already have 1000+ songs off Kazaa and when the feds catch him, he'll point to this and say "But I wanted to LEGALLY download music!!!"