Re: [SLUG] Music Download Services

From: Levi Bard (taktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktak@gmail.com)
Date: Mon May 21 2007 - 11:19:06 EDT


On 5/21/07, steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org> wrote:
> On Monday 21 May 2007 00:36, Paul M Foster wrote:
>
> > > Check out http://magnatune.com/ and http://www.allofmp3.com/. Despite
> > > the latter's name, additional formats besides MP3 are available. The
> > > legality of allofmp3 has been questioned by some so it may or may not
> > > meet your needs.
> >
> > Magnatune apparently has a *very* limited selection. I say that because
> > the particular song I'm looking for is by a current band and is, I
> > believe, a Grammy winner.
> >
> > Allofmp3 is an interesting place. They require a minimum payment of $10,
> > for which they allow 50+ song downloads. They have a sidebar something
> > to the effect of "Are Downloads Legal?". Their answer to that question is:
>
> Allofmp3 is unfortunately only legal in Russia with their different copyright
> laws.

That should be sufficient, as they're also only located in Russia.

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