2006-07-13 22:16:15 · 9 answers · asked by frogthecrazy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Theres no such thing as free. They say downloading is free but they charge you a so called "membership fee". Same with movie downloads, i was told they were free but had to pay a £38 yearly membership fee. Still cheaper than buying dvds and cds i suppose.
2006-07-13 22:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by CrayzeeKat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is such a thing as free: use your radio. If you must have digital copies, record from there and make your own.
Online, free and legal is hard to come by. Legal and DRM-free is even more difficult.
Probably you're going to get a lot of answers pointing you to P2P services. That's fine, but be careful. The RIAA and their international friends are pretty sue-happy these days. Most of their arguments are poor or badly wrong, their business models are a solid thirty years behind the times, and they generally froth a lot and act like total asses, but even stupidly bad legal action can still cause problems for you.
I know this isn't what you want to hear, but there's a lot to be said for paying for music. The artist sang or played it, the studio recorded it, the publisher got it out there. 95% of what came out of the process may be trash (which is why CDs suck), but that 5% that is actually worth listening to is worth paying for. If no one pays for anything, the system will eventually break down.
2006-07-13 22:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nothing is free.. And your downloading an artists work you should pay for it. It usually costs less than a single..I pay 99¢ for each song I get on itunes..Worth it to me because then I know I am not putting a virus on my computer from the "free" sites...
I pay NO membership fee for itunes..I only pay for the songs I buy..Music video's are 1.99
2006-07-13 22:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can get mp3 and virtually any other format from limewire, there's no fee unless u upgrade to the pro version so all downloading (including the software form the limewire site) are free!!!!! hope that's helped. also there's shereaza but it's not so good.
2006-07-13 22:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download imesh or btcommet you do not have to pay a membership fee they are free
2006-07-14 00:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by suzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
downloading is free but the membership tat they offer u is not freee
2006-07-13 22:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by miths 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are FREE to download but pay for what you download
annoying isn't it
2006-07-13 22:21:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's free, it will be illeagal...
2006-07-13 22:43:07 · answer #8 · answered by Mark R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try emp3world.com
2006-07-13 22:22:24 · answer #9 · answered by chownyboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋