Legal site for US?

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  1. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    I'm wondering how to tell if a download site is legal because im trying to get away from limewire and not pay a buck a song. The site i am curious about is www.gomusic.ru Opinions/ insights?
     
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  2. padrejones2001

    padrejones2001 Puppy Love

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    It's Russian. Very likely legal in Russia, however, not likely legal here in the states.
     
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  3. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    Why? And if thats true why the english translation?
     
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  4. Stuey

    Stuey You will be defenestrated!

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    Sounds incredibly sketchy to me.

    The english translation is there because there is a large market for cheap pseudo-illegal song purchases among english-speaking folk.

    Seriously, if the fact that they're operating in russia and aiming at english-speaking countries doesn't draw an eyebrow, their copyright information definitely should.

    Well, the copyright info is kinda confusing, but if I understand it correctly, it's fishy.

    If you don't want to pay a buck a song, check out a vendor like emusic which offers bundles. The various bundles bring the cost per song down to much less than a dollar.

    Do what you want to do, but be careful. If you can, use "one-time use" credit card numbers just to ensure that you don't get scammed. (As you can tell, I really don't trust that site.)

    If it's too cheap to be true, there's probably something wrong.
     
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  5. Tyinsar

    Tyinsar 6 screens 1 card since Nov 17 2007

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  6. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    OK, so i wont use the site. emusic sucks though, dont have new stuff, itunes is spendy and drm'd, other ideas?
     
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  7. Rocket733

    Rocket733 Austerity - It's the only way

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    In college? If so try to get on ruckus.
     
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  8. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    Buy a CD.
     
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  9. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    $$$
     
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  10. Stuey

    Stuey You will be defenestrated!

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    Create a rhapsody account and you get 25 free streams a month. Use audacity and an output to input connection to record the music streams.

    The legality of this is sketchy though.
     
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  11. ch424

    ch424 Design Warrior

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    The shame is that allofmp3 is the only good download site I can find: choice of codec and bitrate, almost all new stuff is on there , no DRM, but it's not really legal outside Russia. However, I seem to remember some record company suing them in the UK and losing... hmmm.

    ITMS has the best range but the worst DRM. And I'm not going to install iTunes on my computer.

    Is there a good drm-free, definately legal service?

    ch424
     
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  12. Constructacon

    Constructacon Constructing since 1978

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    I think CDs are the answer here. I think were begining to find the Music Options Pyramid here....
    Code:
       DRM Free    
    /   \
Legal---Cheap
    Choose any 2 you like ;)
     
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  13. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    youre probably right constructacon. Ill get my friend to try ruckus as im not in college. Otherwise its www.bmgmusic.com or itunes and buying, burning, delete protected and import.
     
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  14. ch424

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    Good point Constructacon, but what about rootkits?
     
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  15. customh

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    I ended up using walmart music downloads. 88c
     
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  16. hydro_electric_655

    hydro_electric_655 Dremelly Dude

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    Untillimewire gets sued its not illegal. The legality is sketchy but The FBI will not likely be at your door.
     
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  17. padrejones2001

    padrejones2001 Puppy Love

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    The service is not yet illegal. Downloading music that you've not paid for is still in breach of copyright no matter what program you use. Hooking up two VCR's to each other isn't illegal, either, it's when you press play on one and record on the other is when the crime is commited.
     
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