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Buying Music from Other than iTunes?

Posted by Cliff on from the something-that-just-works dept.

flyingember asks: "I own an iPod and use iTunes music store. It's easy and it works. My mom likes her tiny Philips Rush player, as she prefers small for her devices. Now, she wants more music, and is willing to pay for it. She runs Windows 98SE, because she likes it and work hasn't upgraded to XP, yet. Does this sound like anyone you know? Is there a service that supports Windows98, a ton of players, and has good variety? I'm willing to put up with WMA's, if compatability is there. Napster is 2000/XP only; Musicmatch does not support her player for downloads; Buymusic seems to be the same; and Emusic doesn't have the right music. Is there a legal download service for people that don't have an iPod that just works?"

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  1. Allofmp3 by p0ppe · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.allofmp3.com/ - Run out of Russia, great service (online encoding for example) and great prices ($0.01/mb) but a question about legality when used from the US.

    They're fully licenced with the local RIAA equivalent, but there doesn't seem to be any info available on American legislation.

    A more in-depth discussion on the site can be found at http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3info.htm

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  2. iTunes + Walmart by skinfitz · · Score: 2, Informative

    Firstly iTunes runs on Windows, however it only runs on the non-toy versions. (2k + XP). Yes I know it's designed for an iPod but you can burn to CD then re-rip them to a portable format.

    Secondly Walmart now sell music downloads for 88c

    1. Re:iTunes + Walmart by Ratso+Baggins · · Score: 1, Informative
      To get digital images from my digital camera to computer that dosn't have usb, but does have a scanner, I could also print them on plain paper from the USB computer and take them over to the scanner computer and scan them in. Now consider I took the pix at low-jpeg mode, and used plain paper to print and the glass on the scanner was very dirty, and then saved them in low quality jpeg - the result is similar to ripping itms tracks.

      Just buy the CD's you want, online if you must, then rip them as you want. It is all you have available to you. Music services offer limits on everything: selection, quality, use.

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  3. Re:upgrade by nukem1999 · · Score: 2, Informative

    And takes about 4x the resources

  4. Re:umm... by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 2, Informative
    There are plenty of people who use computers who are quite happy using the same old software they've been using for many years. Furthermore, there are many people who don't understand this simple fact. You appear to be one of them.

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  5. Good music companies by Thornae · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.allofmp3.com/ ... question about legality when used from the US
    What about Australia? Anyone? Oh well, I guess I'll download and see if I get arrested...

    On topic, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Magnatune yet, a site I found from a mention right here on /.
    You can download or stream all their artists in low or high quality mp3, then buy the music and download it in a variety of formats. And their motto is "We are not evil". What more do you want?

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  6. It's legal. by k98sven · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes you can tell.

    If it's legal for them, it's not illegal for you.

    Copyright law makes the actions of copying and redistributing copyrighted works without authorization illegal.
    NOT the purchase of said copies, no matter what the RIAA/MPAA would like to have you think.

    This doesn't depend on which country you live in, it's how copyright works.

    It's up to them (as the distributors) to have their stuff in order.
    But even if they don't, there is no way you are liable.

    By analogy, if the NY Times were to publish a plagiarized article (as they have, on occasion), they can be held liable for copyright infringment and damages. But by no extension of the law are the NYT subscribers liable.