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123patmcgee · 2010-12-16 21:49:33

limewire is a risk on my computer does anyone know where i can download legal music to my ipod?

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limewire is a risk on my computer does anyone know where i can download legal music to my ipod?

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#2 16-12-2010 11:28pm
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123patmcgee wrote: »

limewire is a risk on my computer does anyone know where i can download legal music to my ipod?

itunes.

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#3 16-12-2010 11:34pm
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free???

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#4 16-12-2010 11:42pm
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123patmcgee wrote: »

free???

you never mentioned free in your post.

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#5 17-12-2010 4:25am
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123patmcgee wrote: »

limewire is a risk on my computer does anyone know where i can download legal music to my ipod?

I'm pretty sure it's against the rules on here to discuss illegal downloading sites & programs.

And I think your a little bit confused. You wont find anywhere were you can download "legal" music for free unless it's been uploaded by the artist themselves which is very unusual for any big name or well known artist.

Anything out there by mainstream artists for free is most likely illegally shared.

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#6 17-12-2010 2:55pm
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tdv123 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's against the rules on here to discuss illegal downloading sites & programs.

He didn't mention anything about illegal. If you're not sure what's allowed to be discussed, check out the charter for the forum you're in. Here is the Music forum charter. If you're still unsure, ask a moderator for clarification.

tdv123 wrote:

And I think your a little bit confused. You wont find anywhere were you can download "legal" music for free unless it's been uploaded by the artist themselves which is very unusual for any big name or well known artist.

Anything out there by mainstream artists for free is most likely illegally shared.

He didn't mention anything about big name or well known artists either.

123patmcgee delete Limewire off your PC. It's a terrible program which has no business being on a computer in 2010. Then go to Jamendo and download to your heart's content.

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#7 17-12-2010 5:04pm
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Malice_ wrote: »

He didn't mention anything about illegal. If you're not sure what's allowed to be discussed, check out the charter for the forum you're in. Here is the Music forum charter. If you're still unsure, ask a moderator for clarification.

He didn't mention anything about big name or well known artists either.

123patmcgee delete Limewire off your PC. It's a terrible program which has no business being on a computer in 2010. Then go to Jamendo and download to your heart's content.

Well it was all pretty much implied.

What the hell else would you being using Limewire for?

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#8 17-12-2010 5:58pm
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tdv123 wrote: »

Well it was all pretty much implied.

What the hell else would you being using Limewire for?

porn?

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#9 17-12-2010 6:37pm
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tdv123 wrote: »

Well it was all pretty much implied.

What the hell else would you being using Limewire for?

I'd say the OP would prefer his question answered as opposed to what you think he implied. Downloading free music does not always equal the illegal downloading of copyrighted music from big name or well-known artists.

As for what else you'd use Limewire for, I've used it or other peer to peer client software to download Linux ISOs and Open Office for a start.

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#10 17-12-2010 8:27pm
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If you like old music some of it is legal to download. Do a Google search for 'public domain music'. Public domain means the copyright has expired and no one currently owns the rights to it. You could also search on www.archive.org for public domain music.

If you want something newer here's a blog post with a list of sites with free and legal music http://blog.webdistortion.com/2009/02/21/11-awesome-open-source-music-sites-for-digital-creatives/

If you use torrents you could visit www.mininova.org/ They don't allow illegal filesharing anymore so everything there is legal to download.

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#11 19-12-2010 4:51pm
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Ive used limewire/ABC/Bittorrent/Rapidshare etc in the past....limewire is okay (but illegal), ya need to know how to spot viruses on limewire though, if you type in a songname there are *always* viruses that pop up with the title exactly as you typed it, hiding as songs. Long as you stay away from those Limewire is okay....by far not the best option though!

What i've taken to doing lately and it's working much better is <snip>. Im pretty sure it's a lot more legal than limewire as the videos are put up on youtube to watch for free in the first place

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#12 19-12-2010 5:15pm
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No it's not more legal.

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#13 19-12-2010 5:19pm
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Makaveli wrote: »

No it's not more legal.

Okay i just feel less guilty about it:p

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#14 19-12-2010 6:32pm
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KealanOCarroll wrote: »

Okay i just feel less guilty about it:p

I don't get that.^^

It's completely illegal.

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#15 20-12-2010 11:54am
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Not only is it illegal, but the sound quality is generally sh-ite.

Support your local record store and buy from there

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#16 20-12-2010 12:28pm
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Daddio wrote: »

Not only is it illegal, but the sound quality is generally sh-ite.

Support your local record store and buy from there

I may have downloaded from a free source on one occasion by mistake

No issue with quality

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#17 20-12-2010 1:42pm
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Daddio wrote: »

Not only is it illegal, but the sound quality is generally sh-ite.

Support your local record store and buy from there

I never have any issues with sound quality?
What i do do on occasion is rip some songs from youtube...leave em on the ipod for a few months nd if I do grow to love them ill buy the album from Zhivago or the likes

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#18 20-12-2010 2:17pm
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many bands offer free downloads of music - its a matter of going out and looking.

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#19 20-12-2010 2:33pm
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Well in my experience with listening to the odd track on youtube the sound quality hasn't been the best. Missing low frequencies, sometimes tinny eq etc, although obviously it depends on whoever has uploaded the music.

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#20 20-12-2010 8:18pm
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Mod Note: Let's not have any discussion of anything which goes against the YouTube Terms of Service

You agree not to distribute any part of or parts of the Website or the Service, including but not limited to any Content, in any medium without YouTube's prior written authorisation, unless YouTube makes available the means for such distribution through functionality offered by the Service (such as the YouTube Player);

Using SuperHyperMegaFunkyYouTubeToMP3 software to rip the YouTube videos is against those terms and any further discussion of anything along those lines will be punished.

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