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  • davethorp
    davethorp Posts: 1,578 Forumite
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    Jaffa. wrote: »
    Whatever happend to buying a CD :(

    Are they those old shiny round things that don't fit into the MP3 player?
  • Jaffa.
    Jaffa. Posts: 1,193 Forumite
    edited 3 May 2009 at 8:30PM
    davethorp wrote: »
    Are they those old shiny round things that don't fit into the MP3 player?

    Yes, thats why their called MP3 players, and not CD players... :p

    CD's are great. You get a backup of all your music, a quality sound, the option to copy the music onto your computer and MP3 player.

    If you use piracy/free music downloads to get music then at the end of the day your just a thief. Legal digital distribution is great, but with the DRM it feels quite limited and controlled IMO.
  • tnor_fo_tkcab
    tnor_fo_tkcab Posts: 120 Forumite
    You can't beat having an actual LP .... sorry Album .... sorry CD !!

    Something tactile to actually hold whilst you listen to your groovy tunes and as Jaffa pointed out .... backup built in !!

    Jac
    Same !!!!!! ~ Different Day :silenced:
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    DCFC79 wrote: »
    they were in the news recently as they slashed some of the prices of some songs whereas apple raied the prices of some of theyre songs

    The major record companies raised the prices of some of their tracks on iTunes, and lowered the price of them on Amazon. Amazon sell some songs for cheaper than Apple can buy them. The record companies don't like iTunes very much as it's so popular, but that's what happens when you sit on your hands and wait for someone else to figure out a way to distribute your products for you.

    Where the major labels are concerned though, everything is always someone else's fault.
    Jaffa. wrote: »
    Legal digital distribution is great, but with the DRM it feels quite limited and controlled IMO.

    What DRM? Neither Amazon nor iTunes has any.
  • Jaffa.
    Jaffa. Posts: 1,193 Forumite
    Who said anything about Amazon or iTunes?
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    Jaffa. wrote: »
    Who said anything about Amazon or iTunes?

    Who is buying digital music with DRM on it any more?

    It's a non-issue.
  • Jaffa.
    Jaffa. Posts: 1,193 Forumite
    Marty_J wrote: »
    Who is buying digital music with DRM on it any more?

    It's a non-issue.

    Well, obviously they removed it because it was an issue, and it doesn't really help people who purchased music before the DRM was removed.
  • superjaggybunnet
    superjaggybunnet Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    Totally free music at https://www.Jamendo.com

    Fair enough, you may never have heard of any of the artists but the music is still good.

    Check out 'Speedsound' if you are into Dance music. Quality!
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    Jaffa. wrote: »
    Well, obviously they removed it because it was an issue

    True, which is why Apple lobbied the record companies in order to get them to sell DRM-free music.
    and it doesn't really help people who purchased music before the DRM was removed.

    There was a feature in iTunes where you could upgrade your previously purchased music to DRM-free tracks. I don't know if it's still there now.
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,465 Forumite
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    sporedude wrote: »
    Ripping from a CD can be illegal too, Only if you share it though, Not really an legal free download services out there.

    Ripping from a CD IS illegal! :p

    It's one of those obscure laws that I doubt you'd be prosecuted for though!
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
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