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Ask Slashdot: Which International Online Music Stores Are Legit?

Posted by timothy on from the when-googling-for-mp3s-isn't-enough dept.

rjnagle writes "I'm an American lover of music who is interested in buying legally music from other countries. How do I know which CD/online music stores are legit and actually benefit the artist? I'm very cost-conscious and prefer indie music anyway, but the types of international music for sale on Amazon/iTunes tends to be from the bigger labels. Suppose I wanted to buy music from Pakistan/Ukraine/China/Brazil/Chad. What's the best way to identify which labels or online stories are authorized to sell them? Perhaps all I need is a list of the best known online music stores for each region (Yesasia.com, etc)."

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  1. MOST artists have their own website by Tastecicles · · Score: 5, Informative

    Most artists have links to purchase or download their work on their website.

    Go to the artists' website. There you'll likely as not find a link or ten to Amazon or iTunes if they have a pressed-disc contract, or to direct downloads via http/ftp or torrents or some other free method if they're that way inclined to distribute their music. It's a model that works - just go to the Stereophonics website and download an album or two - and donate what you want! They made more off a single album this way than they ever did through a Big Five label with all their other material combined!

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  2. Re:Donate then infringe. by meuhlavache · · Score: 5, Informative

    Or try www.jamendo.com and donate