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Thread ID: 111270 2010-07-20 11:00:00 Where to buy legit MP3 files Mike_H (2538) Press F1
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1120763 2010-07-21 06:50:00 I have also used bandit.fm and it is easy and simple to do so southern_jas (4017)
1120764 2010-07-21 07:13:00 If you're a flybuys member you can get them here (<www.flybuysmusic.co.nz) TeejayR (4271)
1120765 2010-07-21 07:23:00 I know this may seem a little odd, but I'm actually prepared to pay for legitimate MP3 files, but it's all too hard

Amazon won't sell me them at all, because I don't live in the US of A
MP3.com.ru will, but I suspect the "we obey Russian copyright laws" is a rather elastic concept and I'm looking for legit copies. Not sure I'd trust them with my credit card details anyway
OK, iTunes will, but the EULA is so scary I'd rather try someone else: dodgy in a different way to our Russian friends


So, am I cast into the Jobsian distopia that is Apple iTunes, or is there somewhere else?

TIA

bandit.fm is really good.
www.theinsong.com
icow (15313)
1120766 2010-07-21 08:03:00 didRAMA does it for me, thanks so much GameJunkie :thanks

And the Ubuntu shop might be fine if I wasn't paying the "Windows tax" :groan:

Thanks everyone, most useful
Mike_H (2538)
1120767 2010-07-21 08:13:00 There is a way to get free mp3 music for free :)

1. Go on http://www.grooveshark.com/
2. Then download http://www.*******.com/ for Grooveshark
3. Then download.....
AZ1 (15478)
1120768 2010-07-21 08:23:00 AZ1: Might I point out that downloading songs from there is almost certainly illegal? While they probably have a streaming license, that license won't cover things like saving the tracks. Erayd (23)
1120769 2010-07-21 23:37:00 I know this may seem a little odd, but I'm actually prepared to pay for legitimate MP3 files, but it's all too hard

It is very odd. Why would you want to spend money on lossy compressed audio such as MP3?
Agent_24 (57)
1120770 2010-07-22 00:52:00 You must be having a bad day, all your posts are terribly short, sharp and snappy this morning?

Why wouldn't you? People have been prepared to pay for tapes for ages. Same for CD's, there' DVD-A discs that are superior quality, or completely lossless such as FLAC, yet people still pay for AAC which is also lossy.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1120771 2010-07-22 01:57:00 I suggest, www.amplifier.co.nz and www.jamendo.com (not a store, but some good free stuff on there)


You must be having a bad day, all your posts are terribly short, sharp and snappy this morning?

Why wouldn't you? People have been prepared to pay for tapes for ages. Same for CD's, there' DVD-A discs that are superior quality, or completely lossless such as FLAC, yet people still pay for AAC which is also lossy.

Perhaps I woke up too early...

Maybe I should have said: "Why would you pay for MP3 when better alternatives exist?"

Back when tapes were the only option, of course people had to buy them. I have some myself, but even a tape is better than a 128k MP3.

I personally try to buy CDs wherever possible because they are good quality and don't have any DRM rubbish, and I automatically have a hard backup copy.

But once you go FLAC, you never go back ;)
Agent_24 (57)
1120772 2010-07-22 03:18:00 True, but they've *tried* to DRM CD's :D Chilling_Silence (9)
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