Very Cheap, Legal (sort of) MP3 Downloading
A friend of mine just told me about allofmp3.com, a Russian mp3 download service. The songs are about 10 cents each, and most albums can be bought for under $2!
Is it legal? Well, sort of. It’s a matter of interpretation. “Loopholes” in Russian copyright laws allow the service to exist, and, technically speaking, you are buying the mp3s in Russia, and importing them. If you are using them for your own personal use, and not redistributing them, this is legal, as long as you consider an mp3 a “phonorecord”. The RIAA is reluctant to go after people using this type of service because they don’t want to give it any publicity.
To me, it is more legal than using a P2P service, and more convenient, since you don’t have to rely on someone else already having the album. The selection is pretty good too, so I’ll be getting my mp3s from there now.
Check it out: AllOfMP3.com
Is it legal? Well, sort of. It’s a matter of interpretation. “Loopholes” in Russian copyright laws allow the service to exist, and, technically speaking, you are buying the mp3s in Russia, and importing them. If you are using them for your own personal use, and not redistributing them, this is legal, as long as you consider an mp3 a “phonorecord”. The RIAA is reluctant to go after people using this type of service because they don’t want to give it any publicity.
To me, it is more legal than using a P2P service, and more convenient, since you don’t have to rely on someone else already having the album. The selection is pretty good too, so I’ll be getting my mp3s from there now.
Check it out: AllOfMP3.com
posted by DumbAscii at
9/08/2005
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