if I convert them in MP3s and store them on my computer. I have to throw those cassettes and records and probably CDs as well or donate to salvation army, they in return will sell them.\n\nI am moving to a different country and music will be on my computer. Further, how you prove those $0.99 songs are paid and legal and not downloaded from emule or edonkey?
120706
I don't think theres anyway to prove its legal or illegal
670651
Plenty of free and legal music can be found, if you read this text.\nhttp://baseportal.com/baseportal/goodsounds/howto\nEnjoy the world of free and legal music, instead of the music that is forced down your throat by the radio stations.
492159
yep, ebay http://music.listings.ebay.com/Cassettes_W0QQsacatZ1600QQsocmdZListingItemList
50923
1. If it is copyrighted, it won't be free.\n2. The military bands will let you download free concert music (classical).\n3. www.allofmp3.com sells music by the megabyte, and it costs usually 5-15 cents for an average song, depending on the quality you want.  The downside is you have to pay ahead in $10 increments, but I don't mind that, because I spend it.  The upside is that you can hear samples without even signing up, so there is no tricks here--nothing hidden.  The choices are good.  The downloads are mp3, so you don't need a special player to burn them on CD or listen to them.\n4. I heard Yahoo Music has unlimited downloads for five bucks a month, but I don't know the catch of if there is a catch.
32341
Most will be illegal! But there are cheap alternatives like itunes/amazon etc or some sites like emp3finder.com (don't know if it is legal or not).
97234
http://mp3search.ru is pretty good. Most songs are 10 cents, and you get a 10% discount for buying a whole album. There are lots of out of print albums, maxi singles and bootlegs. Money IS NOT handled by the site (it is handled by a Dutch firm), and I have never had one problem with them at all.\n\nEXAMPLE: The site you listed is selling "Prince: 3121" for $1.56 ... http://mp3search.ru is selling it for $1.08.\n\nEDIT: DO NOT go to http://www.mp3000.net/ as listed in the post above mine. It is full of pop-ups for porn and spyware. TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
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Proabably.  If their uploaded in such a way that people can download them, definitely.  If people can only stream them and not keep them, almost definitely.\n\nSorry.  When you bought those CDs, you bought a license to listen to them yourself, not to give the content avay to others.
671964
I had that problem but I could only burn them on my yahoo account for the yahoo music. I could not for some reason burn them from my library, but I do know that if you can not drag them into your playlist to burn them you will not be able to burn them at all. You might have to upgrade your cd player I figure.
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go 2 www.emp3world.com i downloaded a few songs from there but now i dont visit that site coz everytime i do internt.exe gets into my windows folder .download if u r ready 2 clean it ..if i had 2 i wud download and  then system restore 2 as it was 20 mins b4.....or take the songs 4om me .!!
25193
As far as stations buying their music.. If the station is in a higher ranking market the record labels will provide the music for free.  They are happy to get the exposure. Every station that plays music is required to pay a flat licensing fee to ASCAP/BMI (they are the companies that pay the artists "royalties" each time their song airs.)  Some smaller stations sometimes need to actually go out and purchase their music, stations can also subscribe to music services that will provide a basic music library, along with weekly updates.  They will not actually charge the stations for this service, they will do a "barter" service with the stations to place comercials on the stations in leu of chash payments.  I hope I am not confusing you more!  As far as CD's go, a vast number of stations don't even use them anymore.  A lot of stations use a "hard drive" music delevery doing away with all of the clutter of cd's.  Most stations are computer operated these days, a lot of the stations dont even have "live talent" in the studio anymore.  They accomplish this by a process of "Voicetracking".  The DJ does not even have to be in the same city as the station he or she is on.  Talent can e-deliver their voice-tracks to basically anywhere Via a computer.  I hope this helps you out a bit.... If it leaves you with more questions... feel free to e-mail me.  I would be happy to help out.
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Actually, if you downloaded the songs BEFORE the anti-piracy laws came into effect, you should have no problem because you cannot be punished for a crime that was commited before it was considered a crime.  That I'm almost positive of.
55230
If you are legally downloading songs from a music store or source that is paid, no.\n\nIf you illegally download free music, you could possibly be fined.  The RIAA has been pursuing suits against illegal downloads, and there are many cases that are currently in process.
625268
answer before me is true, partially, but there is a grey area. russian and other overseas site like mp3music.__ are charging based on the BANDWIDTH of your downloads. This means that with low resolution mp3s, you can have an entire album for, about $1. So, even though you are paying, it is not authorized, which to me is far worse than giving it away for free. \n\nThere is still no free lunch and if you want a legal download you have to stick to the biggies, like iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.\n\nthanks for caring
175120
Go to iTunes. It costs you but the selection is growing and it is completetly legal. You can also search around on the web (very difficult) and possibly buy them via eBay or some web site like that. I know what you mean, I had this problem too. \n\nPS. You can write iTunes a little note and they will try to get the music you request. Cool, huh?
291090
Either they buy the rights (usually from the record label) or the song is public domain.  There's no other legal way.
180067
If you play commericial music on your site and you are not licensed to do so, you are violating copyright.\n\nAlso, if you download music from bearshare or any other file-sharing site, from someone who is not licensed to share that music, you are violating copyright.\n\nTherefore, this thread reported to abuse for copyright concerns.
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The RIAA may not own the rights to the songs and thus may not be able to sue you, but that doesn't magically make it legal.  It's still just as illegal, you're just less likely to get caught.