MP3 Downloads
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ApexClipper

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27,693 posts

272 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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Hi guys

Tell me, what's the best / safest website from which to download MP3's?

Had a look at Napster earlier - seems straight enough.... (though, not actually downloaded anything yet)

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

275 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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iTunes?

MEMSDesign

1,100 posts

299 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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Best value - www.AllofMP3.com

Currently legal as far as I can make out, but exploits rather dodgy russian law. Around $0.1 pre track c.f. £0.79 via iTunes. And no DRM (digital rights management).

thunderstruck

8,876 posts

311 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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I use

www.mp3search.ru

Very good value!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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neil.b

6,546 posts

276 months

Wednesday 13th July 2005
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I'd say iTunes with one big caveat. Apple's DRM means, for me, I can't play the songs on my Squeezebox. Therefore, I either have to hack the tracks (a bit tedious and flaky) or get stuff from Allofmp3 but only if its either music I wouldn't ordinary buy and am taking a punt, or just for the odd track. Nearly all of my MP3s come from ripping my CDs/albums.

There are a few independents who have proper DRM-free downloading (Warp Records for one; www.bleep.com) but they are few and far between.

Boomkat is also good but is more of traditional mail order place (i.e. CDs and LPs). You can listen to pretty much everything through their website though; www.boomkat.com

Tinman0 will be along in a moment to explain why I should face the firing squad.