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June 13, 2006
Sticking it to the Man...
In the tradition of the Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent site (a download concept similar to peer-to-peer), I recently logged onto All of MP3.com, a Russian music download site I saw mentioned on Ars. It is a purchase site, where you can pay by the track or the song, but it appears the entire cost structure is based on the size of the song (you can choose your music quality), not on anything resembling the recording industry's ridiculous pricing.
I am sure the RIAA says it is illegal, but it looks like a professionally run site, and there are no pop-ups, ads, or any other annoyances. Just song downloads that run 10 to 20 cents and albums between a dollar and two. It is currently the target of litigation, as well as being under pressure from the Russian Government, which is in turn being pushed by the US and the WTO to shut it down.
Not that I would advise anyone to do anything illegal or immoral or anything, being that I love the RIAA and the MPAA with all my lil heart, but you should at least check both the mentioned sites out...for informational purposes only.
For those who are into the Piracy vs. the Man debate, make sure you check out the legal threats page of The Pirate Bay, it's hysterical. (old hat tip to WCB)
Posted by TLorin at June 13, 2006 7:24 PM
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Cool site! Another good one to try for really cheap MP3s is http://www.mp3search.ru . They have a decent selection of the hard to find college fag yuppie music I like, plus have a fair selection of the mainstream hits as well... and the great part is its only $0.10 a song!
G-Max
Posted by: G-Max at June 14, 2006 3:07 AM
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