Best (legal) site to download music?

rich_g85 · 22 Jan 2006 at 19:43

I'm looking for somewhere that will allow me to pay for a track, and then download it as a >=192Kbps MP3 file.... I don't want any WMAs or copy-crippled rubbish. (I assume MSN Music serves WMAs?)

Just want simple, legal, good quality MP3 files.....

Any recommendations?

_-J-_ · 22 Jan 2006 at 19:50

I have heard that tesco do music but i havent tried them. Take it iTunes isnt a option.

rich_g85 · 22 Jan 2006 at 19:54

_-J-_ said:
I have heard that tesco do music but i havent tried them. Take it iTunes isnt a option.

iTunes could be an option.... if they sell MP3s?

/me goes off to investigate iTunes..

fini · 22 Jan 2006 at 19:58

As far as I'm aware there is only one site that will sell you files without DRM - and its legality is questionnable - I think its legal, as do a lot of legal sources, AFAIK the mods here dont think it is.

fini

Fillado · 22 Jan 2006 at 19:59

iTunes is FairPlay protected AAC.

You won't find any "popular" music store that sells music without DRM - although there are some legal indie stores about that will sell in MP3

The store you mention above is operating legally, but for you in the UK to download from there is illegal.

Seft · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:01

djdownload.com and trackitdown.net both sell 192 and 320kbit mp3s.

The music might not be to your taste though.

Stringy · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:02

Buy from iTunes (or any other DRM people) then burn it to CD and let your initiative guide you.

Seft · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:03

Stringy said:
Buy from iTunes (or any other DRM people) then burn it to CD and let your initiative guide you.

But iTunes is 128k so doesn't meet the OP's requirements :/

Stringy · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:05

Seft said:
But iTunes is 128k so doesn't meet the OP's requirements :/

I draw your attention to the bracketed portion.

Seft · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:31

Reppyboyo said:
~removed~

AFAIK its legal.

'not illegal' would be a better way of phrasing it.

fini · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:32

Fillado said:
The store you mention above is operating legally, but for you in the UK to download from there is illegal.

Wrong, so many respected people have come out and said that its 'not illegal' - I don't know why people still think/say this.

fini

Gilly · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:34

fini said:
Wrong, so many respected people have come out and said that its 'not illegal' - I don't know why people still think/say this.

fini

If it wasn't dubious legally then why would respected people need to comment at all?

It isn't allowed here simply because it is of dubious legality.

I'm not entertaining the idea of another of these threads either. I don't want it mentioning again please.

rich_g85 · 22 Jan 2006 at 20:39

Well I think my thread has run it's course, I've found out the information I needed.

Feel free to close.. (before Gilly gets the banhammer out)