If you like live music from bands such as the Grateful Dead, Phish, SCI, DMB, etc. There is a peer-2-peer software that is called Furthernet. This is entirely FREE and entirely LEGAL. The reason it's legal is because it only allows bands that allow live recordings of their shows. This really is only for the JamBands style of music, but occasionally you can find some cool shows that aren't in that genre...

http://www.furthurnet.com/

It's live now:
Wally World Music
At 88 cents a song, that's still not bad. You may download music to one computer and can back up to up to two additional computers; ten burns to a CD and unlimited transfers to portable players. It is for Windows PC's only, however.

Game Over

Wal*Mart wins.

Better price, no annoying software to download and install, no hidden services watching you.

They recommend Windows Media Player 9, but it works fine with my old version 6.4.

Oops, maybe not.
Albums with explicit lyrics aren't available. Damn religious fanatics.

What's the quality of WMA's when they are encoded back to audio files?

This question doesn't make sense. A .wma is an audio file. Just as a .mp3 or .ogg or .wav or whatever else is.

What I mean is, if it's converted back to audio CD. Not data.

Is it possible for you to disagree without attacking me? Did I say or do somthing to offend you or are you just always an asshole to new members?

Oh. I think it's "good".

http://ekei.com/audio/

It isn't just religious fanatics that want to raise our children properly Ian.

They also aren't carrying Sheryl Crow's song that critizes Wally World.

never understood why walmart wont sell music with explicit lyrics yet they sell R rated movies with nudity and foul language. Kind of a double standard there.

I wasn't disagreeing with you. You were stating false information, and several people tried to explain it to you, but you wouldn't listen. The RIAA is going after anyone stealing music, not just people serving it.

I stay away from all those file swapping sites...it's just bad news.

If you like indie/alternative music, the best place to pick up FREE and LEGAL MP3s is http://www.epitonic.com . I could spend days on this Website.

I did hear that iTunes is great, although I have not had a chance to check it out yet. If you like Phish, try http://www.livephish.com for some great downloads.

-dp

I like Itunes, good interface.

I use Soulseek. I don't listen to music on shite multinational record labels, so I don't fear their wrath. The music I steal is mostly rips of tapes from raves in the early 90's. Neither the records nor the tapes are for sale new, so I dont think I am depriving anyone of their income.

No, its just religious fanatics that think raising children requires shielding them from conflicitng values.

Yes - it is illegal thanks to the DMCA - the best law money can buy.

Do I give a rats ass? No.

Will I download free music? Yes.
(of course in my case, that's about 1 song every 6 months)

Toy Man

I was illeagle before the DMCA. Stealing is stealing

Well at lease you are honest.

Again, theft is theft. It's not free music (well, most of it anyway). Rationalize it however you want, it's still theft.

I use Bear Share. Bear Share You can get some many matches off each and every search. Just a suggestion.

Well rather than get into a pissing fight over this, lets come at it from another view.

I think any law that criminalizes a large segment of it's population is going to have a tough time being inforced, especially given the ease of sharing via the net.

Everyone has to determine how they will live their lives. The legality of music sharing is not something I spend much time worrying about.

An excellent 'non-denominational' web site for intellectual property rights info is IP news

Toy Man

Better yet, why not go to the main source?

US Copyright Office

I swear to God...I wasn't stealing it....I was borrowing it!! I promise to put it back on the internet when I'm done!! HONEST!!!

Try this:

http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/

Here's a great review of all the online music stores/services. It really tells you which one is best based on your needs. This is assuming you're bright enough to respect the laws governing copyrighted material.