Oh yeah...Amazon is trying to recruit artists who haven't allowed their music to be downloaded thus far.
A little band called Radiohead, for example. That shows promise.
A little band called Radiohead, for example. That shows promise.
Tyrone,
I use Napster, and I BELIEVE that they are legal. However, a lack of response here may also be due to uncertainty. No one is really privy to all of the inner workings of the companies involved.
For instance: In karaoke, Sound Choice enjoys a strong reputation and has been around quite a while. Nevertheless, they were recently involved in some licencing issues that forced them to take some of their product out of circulation.
Promo Only advertises in all the DJ trade papers. I believe that they are on the up and up. The question is, how sure can you be?
If you're not sure, do you really want to list your source?
The other reason for less of a response ( and I'm gonna get flamed for this) is that it is my personal OPINION, based on nothing but gut instinct, that illegal downloading is much more prevalent in the industry than most would like to admit....
I use Napster, and I BELIEVE that they are legal. However, a lack of response here may also be due to uncertainty. No one is really privy to all of the inner workings of the companies involved.
For instance: In karaoke, Sound Choice enjoys a strong reputation and has been around quite a while. Nevertheless, they were recently involved in some licencing issues that forced them to take some of their product out of circulation.
Promo Only advertises in all the DJ trade papers. I believe that they are on the up and up. The question is, how sure can you be?
If you're not sure, do you really want to list your source?
The other reason for less of a response ( and I'm gonna get flamed for this) is that it is my personal OPINION, based on nothing but gut instinct, that illegal downloading is much more prevalent in the industry than most would like to admit....
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Joe...
That's exactly what I was thinking due to the lack of input. I don't normally like to get involved in this type of discussion for that very reason, but I was personally looking for outlets for my own information.
I'm currently looking at Amazon... seems like they have lots of current hits.
That's exactly what I was thinking due to the lack of input. I don't normally like to get involved in this type of discussion for that very reason, but I was personally looking for outlets for my own information.
I'm currently looking at Amazon... seems like they have lots of current hits.
I'm pretty stoked about Amazon. As I said earlier in this thread, I've been using them the most lately (over buying CDs) and it seems to make wayyyyy more sense.
Why buy the whole CD when you can buy the two good songs on it for less than a couple bucks? And later on if someone requests a different song on the CD... buy that track too.
I hope other stores (and record companies) follow Amazon's example - and I hope that their example is good enough for others to follow. The time can't be far away when they realize that while CD's are just fine (and until now I've preferred them, whether I rip them to mp3 or not,) digital downloads are the future and the future is now.
I myself am not overly worried about the legality of using Amazon, iTunes, Walmart, etc as far as DJ'ing is concerned. Even if it made it to court (and I still think the warnings are regarding the ASCAP, etc fees anyway) I don't think it would make it very far. IMHO, if an individual has receipts, whether for CDs or digital downloads, for all his/her music, he needn't worry -- whether it's for personal use or public performance -- as long as the venue is taking care of the appropriate licensing fees.
Just my $0.02
Why buy the whole CD when you can buy the two good songs on it for less than a couple bucks? And later on if someone requests a different song on the CD... buy that track too.
I hope other stores (and record companies) follow Amazon's example - and I hope that their example is good enough for others to follow. The time can't be far away when they realize that while CD's are just fine (and until now I've preferred them, whether I rip them to mp3 or not,) digital downloads are the future and the future is now.
I myself am not overly worried about the legality of using Amazon, iTunes, Walmart, etc as far as DJ'ing is concerned. Even if it made it to court (and I still think the warnings are regarding the ASCAP, etc fees anyway) I don't think it would make it very far. IMHO, if an individual has receipts, whether for CDs or digital downloads, for all his/her music, he needn't worry -- whether it's for personal use or public performance -- as long as the venue is taking care of the appropriate licensing fees.
Just my $0.02
ding ding ding.... we have a winner!
I echo your statements.... their EULA's for sure say you'd be in violation of using music purchased from sites like iTunes and Napster... however, unless I missed it I didn't see a EULA for Amazon's site... even if it does the worst that could happen in this case is they deny your IP or account from downloading from their site.
thanks for all the info.
I use i-tunes first then search Rhapsody next. Good to know about other options when I can't find what I'm looking for (which is usually a clean version of some hip/hop song)
I use i-tunes first then search Rhapsody next. Good to know about other options when I can't find what I'm looking for (which is usually a clean version of some hip/hop song)