lewchamp Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Now that the courts have ruled it is not illegial to download music under the present laws in Canada I may download some of my favorites. What I need to know where are their some sites to download from. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Heh, connect.com :happy: itunes.com napster.com musicmatch.com ..and a few more. I think that'll keep you busy for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewchamp Posted May 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Tks Kurisu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hope you have broadband, or downloading gets pretty frustrating. For incredibly cool indie bands (including many great ones) , there's www.epitonic.net, 100% legal even in the USA. For jam bands that permit live taping, there's www.furthur.net, which offers high-quality downloads, 100% legal in USA or elsewhere. For nearly every mainstream song, there's Kazaa Lite: http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=kazaalite This is better than the official Kazaa because it doesn't put ads or spyware on your computer. Kazaa sued Kazaa Lite, so one place to still get it is from oldversion.com. To stay strictly legal, disable file-sharing (uploading) from your computer, which means changing the default settings. Kazaa's main drawback is that you may also get garbage files uploaded by record companies for new albums. Make sure your computer is also set to show all file extensions (in View) so you don't get phony mp3 files (XXX.mp3.vbs or XXX.mp3.anything) that are actually viruses. For more obscure stuff, there is the wonderful soulseek. http://www.slsknet.org/ Whole albums neatly arranged in folders or individual songs, your choice. Use that website only; there are counterfeit soulseeks out there. For live shows recorded (in many cases) by intrepid minidisc-ers, www.sharingthegroove.org. You'll also have to download bittorrent, and boy is it worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alieninhead Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Or you could try the old fashion way..get an IRC client and start browsing the channels. ~a.i.h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Now that the courts have ruled it is not illegial to download music under the present laws in Canada[...]It's still illegal. It's sharing that seems to be legal.Or you could try the old fashion way..get an IRC client and start browsing the channels. Possibly, though with DALnet clamping down on sharing of copyrighted material, other servers may follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alieninhead Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Weird that sharing is legal? In the U.S. it's legal to own MP3s (duh..) but it's illegal to share said MP3s.. ~a.i.h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I found out that I am wrong and you are right - a recent Canadian court ruling said that sharing music is a violation of copyrights, but that downloading is not, because you are allowed to own a single copy of any recording you own, and it isn't specified where it has to come from. So, downloading is legal, but only if you have legally purchased the recording beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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