MP3 Music Download Services. Who to use and why ?
 

I don't want to go to a site and pay for hard to navigate, ads, pops etc.

Who's good ?

TY.

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Ideas anyone? I heard (actually read...) that MP3Downloading.com was a TOTAL rip off.

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mp3search.ru

What he said.

Cool :)

Thank you.

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Fuck you rock :) That's sweet. :)

I guess it's safe to give them a credit card number ?

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That is an illegal place.

Try...www.iTunes.com

no its not, try to illegally sell half million songs and we see how long you last ;-)

and yes its safe, i know personally their processor

WINMX Works really really good for me...

NO pop ups, no spywares, no adwares.

NOTHING installed in your computer!! Try it... :thumbsup

I use two:
http://3mp3.ru/ru/
and http://www.mp3search.ru/
Like the last one more - but its more expencive

You think a company can sell a full 50 cent album for 1.98 or 10 cents a song legally?

There is no way they are officialy licensed and selling at those rates

http://Limewire.com

easily the best IMO

yes i do, possible you are not familiar with licensing prices in various countries.

Soul_Rebel thank you. It's a great service. I'm downloading like mad right now.

:thumbsup :thumbsup

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Can you explain further?

I was under the impression that sites like that were not officialy licensed.

So the reason they are cheap is due to the license price in russia?

Correct me if I am wrong but does this mean that if apple or another company wanted to set up a site in another jurisdiction they could pay the license fees that apply in that country? Why don't they do this then?

I am looking to be educated not looking to start a fight. Just thought I would add that in here because sometimes posts have a strange way of comming off harsh when they are not trying to be.

hey shuki i made a post on this but i dont see it appearing duh

ok i'll repeat. Some time ago I contacted a EU agent that handles about 90% of the copyright music in that country and requested info regarding licesing songs for ringtones. I was informed i'll have to just pay them 10 to 12% of the net sales. Do that in other countries and you'll see much higher rates.

Licensing rights vary from country to country and yes mp3search.ru have their songs licensed in russia. Making a generic commment they are illegal isn't valid. Do a search regarding cross-bordering licensing and the legality-illegality of them and you'll find some interesting info and aspects. This operation has been up for 3 years or so with no problem, I would assume if they were doing such bad to let non-russians buy tracks they would have been gone for good. Maybe i'm wrong.

Interesting....I will retract my illegal statement and do some more research on this.

Thanks for the info, very useful for me :thumbsup

you are welcome :)