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Best Music Download Site?
Could anybody please advise on the BEST site to download music from.
i.e. Easiest to use, best back catalogue and the cheapest. Thanks |
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I use iTunes, Napster is a runner up.
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Best Music Download Site
The best ive found is Napster by far but at £9.95 a month(or payG) + some hidden costs its not everybodys cup of tea. Dus have 700,000 tracks compared to wanadoo music clubs 250,00 tho. Depends what balance of quality over price u want.
Theres a good review of it on this site: http://www.webuser.co.uk/products/Na..._2018-212.html |
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i use www.allofmp3.com theres some information on it here: http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3info.htm
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I have tried several, but always come back to iTunes.
79p a track, £7.99 for a majority of albums, and no contract or obligation to buy. The store is pretty easy to use; once they have your details you don't need to do anything else to buy, just type in your password and the download starts immediately. It's also incredibly fast at burning playlists (compared with Windows Media). Only downside is no Radiohead or Feeder... but we can't have everything, can we?!
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best music site soulseek p2p file sharing.why do want pay for music when its free on soulseek.i even got the new doves album of it and its not out to 17th february.
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way to go, nice way of getting a perfectly good thread closed....
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why should it be closed down,its not illegal to download music from the internet,whether its thru p2p sharing sites or not.just download it,burn it to cd and delete the files.
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Of course it is illegal to download from Peer To Peer. Its obvious.
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Originally Posted by belfastlass
why should it be closed down,its not illegal to download music from the internet,whether its thru p2p sharing sites or not.just download it,burn it to cd and delete the files.
It would be hypocritical of me to say stop downloading songs, but try and be a bit more informed about the subject and the risks you are taking in using P2P services. And on topic, I have a look at iTunes and OD2 before going to find tracks elsewhere. |
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have a search on the internet,its is not illegal to download,it is illegal however to keep a copy of released music.downloading of bootleg live gigs etc that have not and will not ever be released onto cd is not illegal.
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Isn't the copyright of live gigs retained by the band and their management though... that's why "No Taping" signs are usually around and people get searched for recording equipment.
I know this is true for a fact with American bands, not too sure about UK laws on this. Point me to a site that says otherwise, and I'll believe you, but at the moment, I still think it is illegal. |
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as the artist has already made money from playing the concert and unless that concert is recorded for future cd,then record companies have stated that having a copy of a live performance is not illegal as long as you dont mass produce it and try to sell it on.
i have over 200 live concerts on files and cds and actually wrote to creation records on the matter and was told as long as it was for personal use then its ok |
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OK then
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Of interest
![]() The British record industry is to begin a campaign using the instant messaging functions of peer-to-peer services to warn those swapping copyright-protected works that they are breaking UK copyright law and risk being penalised. The move came as the BPI, the UK's equivalent of the RIAA, released new research indicating that 8 million people in the UK claim to be downloading music, 92% of them (7.4 million people) using unauthorised services like Kazaa. It also found that, while spending among those who do not download music remained flat in 2003, those who download music spent 32% less on buying albums in 2003 than they did in 2002, while their spending on singles was down 59%. “There is no clearer evidence of the damage that illegal downloading is doing to British music and the British music industry,” said BPI Chairman Peter Jamieson. The BPI points out that illegal file-sharing is outlawed under the The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988. The legislation contains two key provisions, as recently amended by the UK's implementation of the EU Copyright Directive: Section 16, which reserves to the owner exclusive rights to copy and to communicate their works to the public; and Section 20, which says communication to the public includes "the making available to the public of the work by electronic transmission in such a way that members of the public may access it from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.” Jamieson said: “People who trade or swap or share music files illegally over the internet open themselves up to the possibility of legal action. With this campaign we are taking this message directly to people’s computer desktops.” The BPI has unveiled a new instant messaging campaign over the internet, warning uploaders that they face court action if they do not disable file-sharing software on their computers. File sharing networks such as KaZaA and Grokster have an in-built messaging service that allows users to send anonymous messages to each other which appear on the screen while they are online. The file sharing network itself enables the BPI to find unauthorised music files, and allows the sending of an instant message stating that a user is infringing copyright and breaking the law. The BPI is focusing its efforts in this campaign on the so-called serial uploaders. “Research reveals that the bulk of the problem of illegal downloading is facilitated by a small hardcore of people who are offering hundreds and often thousands of music files over the internet,” says Jamieson. “These ‘serial uploaders’ are flouting the law and they are damaging British music and the British music industry.” The message will read: WARNING The file-sharing network you are connected to indicates that you are offering music to others from your computer. Doing this without permission from the copyright owner is illegal. Such actions damage everyone involved in creating and investing in music. Copyright law exists to protect those creators and investors. When you break the law, you risk legal penalties. Avoid that risk. Do not offer, download or distribute music to others without permission on a file-sharing service like this. Disable the 'share' feature, or uninstall the filesharing software. This message has been sent to you by British Phonographic Industry Ltd on behalf of its members and those of Phonographic Performance Ltd - more than 95 % of UK record companies. The move follows a similar campaign by the Recording Industry Association of America, which began sending instant messages to file sharers in late April last year. The RIAA has since followed up the warnings with legal action and to date has filed suit against 1,977 individuals. In an interview with OUT-LAW News last year, BPI Director General Andrew Yeates made a point of proportionality – that any action taken against file-sharers would need to be proportional to the infringement and that any damages in such actions would reflect this. Unlike the US and its controversial DMCA, the legislation used against file-sharers, the damages that the BPI could expect in this country are not fixed in legislation and would likely be more modest than the RIAA could win in US courts. See also: British music industry, P2P and suing the kids, OUT-LAW News, 15/01/2004 That clears that up then!! Regards Anton B |
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I wouldn use iTunes more often if more songs were available on it (or other services)
I couldn't get to the shops this week to buy "Bullets" by Editors, so I thought I would have a look on iTunes. Nope. OD2. Nope. Napster. Nope. Gnutella/EDonkey. Yep. |
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if your pc is stealthed will they be able to trace you?
also i dont use kazza or grosker or shareaza |
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belfastlass, essentially, youve said that if you download and burn the files onto a CD, and delete the files, then its ok..
so. you get a CD with the music on it for free, without paying. thats the same as if you went into a record shop and stole the CD. tell me. Whats the difference? |
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but the stuff i download isnt availble on cd,they are live performances that have not and will not be released.as for going into a shop and knicking them,i dont think so
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Has anyone tried MSN music club?
I've used it recently and it only cost 69p for a single track and £6.99 for an album. Number of tracks on the album does not come into it. I bought Snow Patrol's album with 14 tunes and a Nick Cave album with 17. Both cost £6.99. You can listen to a 30 second preview (like i-tunes) and this costs nothing. If you wish to listen to the whole song before purchasing this costs 1p. Overall, the site is ok. It suits me for the time being, but I will be checking out other sites mentioned on this thread. |
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had a look at soulseek website. its not free!!! is it any good??
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soulseek is a totally free download,no pop ups,no spyware.
you can donate if you wish.have used it for years.i find it brilliant for music |
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www.allofmp3.com for me. You can listen to any album before you buy it, and its only about 50p an album.
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AllOfMP3 and MP3Search are hardly legal either (unless you live in Russia where these sites are based). Russia has a different law regarding this - AND more importantly a completely different economic model - so what's 50p to us isn't "50p" to them...
For those wishing to use such sites - I'd be VERY careful. You are still breaking copyright law in THIS country by obtaining files from these sites. |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marrows
AllOfMP3 and MP3Search are hardly legal either (unless you live in Russia where these sites are based). Russia has a different law regarding this - AND more importantly a completely different economic model - so what's 50p to us isn't "50p" to them...
For those wishing to use such sites - I'd be VERY careful. You are still breaking copyright law in THIS country by obtaining files from these sites. Are you sure about this? Do you have anything to back this claim up? Surely it is no different to going on holiday to russia and bringing home a CD? Or is it? Lots of people quote that ALLOFMP3 breaks copyright law in this country, but can anybody link to any information from a source that confirms this? |
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