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My Dad finally gave me the ok to download music from the internet. :D Where is a good site to do it. Kids I know use Itunes but I want to make sure cause I can only have one.
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what




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slsknet.org
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bet51987 wrote:My Dad finally gave me the ok to download music from the internet. :D Where is a good site to do it. Kids I know use Itunes but I want to make sure cause I can only have one.
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thats nice ^_^
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Vertigo 99 wrote:what
slsknet.org
:shock: Umm.... thanks but I have to be legal. :)
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rofl i like how the first reply to both threads was slsk
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Thanks for the link......I already got a lecture about illegal sites.
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Post by Battlebot »

you can try Rhapsody which is 79 cents a song i think.

http://www.listen.com/
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Slsk is not illegal.
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nvm
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Soulseek is pretty cool, thanks.
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Vertigo 99 wrote:Slsk is not illegal.
Peer to peer clients are legal because they have legitimate uses. However, what some users do on them is another matter entirely. At any rate, if you considered it illegal, then why did you post it in the first place?
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MD, are you sure you're not accidentally reading "not legal"? He's saying that soulseek is LEGAL (note the double negative).
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DCrazy wrote:MD, are you sure you're not accidentally reading "not legal"? He's saying that soulseek is LEGAL (note the double negative).
So I had a brain fart. So sue me already. ;)
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bet51987 wrote:My Dad finally gave me the ok to download music from the internet. :D Where is a good site to do it. Kids I know use Itunes but I want to make sure cause I can only have one.
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amazon.com (IMO, if yer gonna pay for it, get a hard copy.) You can find most cd's out there used for <$7.00 + shipping = <$10.00.
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Post by Asrale »

Downloading music = overrated.

Just use streaming for previewing CDs (I recommend fye.com, it seems to have a lot more samples than any other site I've seen) to make a buying decision, easy & simple.
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Buying the CD and then ripping them to an MP3 format for portabilty is the best way because there is no doubt that you own it.
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I did find an article this morning rating the top mp3 sites.

www.mp3downloadreview.com/?s=1&r=2&k=(C ... le+sharing
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The problem with all of them, or 99% of them, is that you are a criminal in their eyes, and your download is treated as such. This 'secure mp3' garbage is just that..garbage. Good luck finding a site that doesn't restrict or inhibit what you buy.
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There's always that Google trick that was posted here a while ago where ya went...
intitle:"index of" mp3 "[your song title]"
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Post by Mr. Perfect »

Of course one thing that you have to ask is what music you want. If it's the latest pop fluff or some other CD track you're going to have to go with one of the pay sites these guys mentioned. However, if you just want music in general there's plenty of sites where the artists offer their tracks for free, like www.ampcast.com , www.acidplanet.com , or http://www.ocremix.org/index.php (which specialzes in game soundtrack remixes).

Of course finding good music on the free sites is something completly diffrent...
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Bettina:

If you already own a song (say, on tape, record, or CD) it's legal for you to download a copy of it on mp3 without paying, as long as you can find it somewhere. You already own the rights to listen to that song, and it's arbitrary what format you listen to it in.
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Thanks for all the info. My friend uses Musicmatch, and so far it's found all the one's I like, but I haven't made up my mind yet. My Dad gave me STRICT instructions to go to a pay site. Still looking. Thanks for the help....I'll keep checking here.
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Lothar wrote:Bettina:

If you already own a song (say, on tape, record, or CD) it's legal for you to download a copy of it on mp3 without paying, as long as you can find it somewhere. You already own the rights to listen to that song, and it's arbitrary what format you listen to it in.
And, you probably have it on a cd- if that's the case, I highly reccomend using cdex to rip the cds instead of trying to download them: 1) you save the bandwidth, 2) you save yourself from become a target of the RIAA (even though you might legally own the music), 3) you save yourself the hassle of searching for it. And, like Cuda said, there's no doubt that you own the music.
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Post by Sirius »

Sites you have to pay for are often better than buying them physically... you don't get the filler songs on CDs if you don't want them, and you have more choice and cheaper prices than singles.

Of course, when you live in New Zealand like I do you can't use them anyway since they don't take members from outside the States (although iTunes these days works in a few countries in Europe as well). Ah well. For most people here that's not a problem.
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