MP3 Million

gnvqsos

I have found this site where tracks are just £0.07 which seems fair enough.Do they pay the artist and are they ethical.Finally can anyone speak from experience OR suggest an alternative?

Many thanks AF

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Do they pay the artist - I imagine not. These usually Russian download sites are a legal grey area which are not supposed to discussed on this site.

alanobrien

Seems legit, US registered.

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gnvqsos

grahawk wrote: »

Do they pay the artist - I imagine not. These usually Russian download sites are a legal grey area which are not supposed to discussed on this site.

I apologise for the breach of etiquette;why is it prohibited and where does it say this?Is it because it is not deemed to be cheap or because it is condoning a breach of copyright laws?

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gnvqsos wrote: »

I apologise for the breach of etiquette;why is it prohibited and where does it say this?Is it because it is not deemed to be cheap or because it is condoning a breach of copyright laws?

It's in the forum rules - we are not allowed to discuss legal grey areas like this. These sites only exist because of a loophole in Russian Law. The artists get nothing. The site might be registered in the US but it's still the same thing.

gnvqsos

grahawk wrote: »

It's in the forum rules - we are not allowed to discuss legal grey areas like this. These sites only exist because of a loophole in Russian Law. The artists get nothing. The site might be registered in the US but it's still the same thing.

How do I find out whether or not a site is legal -they are hardly likely to publicise this are they?Would it be helpful to compile MSE approved sites so that a novice like myself can make an informed choice?

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Easiest way is to stick to the MSE TuneChecker site.

gnvqsos

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Easiest way is to stick to the MSE TuneChecker site.

Does this mean that all other sites are illegal?Is it OK to download from other sources at ones own risk?Surely these have acquired a degree of monopoly power and a further restriction imposed is adding to their power?

Thanks for reading and for your replies
AF

eamon

There are numerous other web sites that argue the pro's & con's of downloading music etc at the most favourable price.
For what its worth imho the legal beagles in the USA, UK & elsewhere have missed the point and I don't understand their logic.
Drop the price. In the UK 10p per downloaded track should be about the right price to discourage theft and would over time render most of the file sharing sites redundant. It would also move customers away from dodgy Russian sites.

TheAlex

eamon wrote: »

There are numerous other web sites that argue the pro's & con's of downloading music etc at the most favourable price.
For what its worth imho the legal beagles in the USA, UK & elsewhere have missed the point and I don't understand their logic.
Drop the price. In the UK 10p per downloaded track should be about the right price to discourage theft and would over time render most of the file sharing sites redundant. It would also move customers away from dodgy Russian sites.

How would the artists (and anyone) make money? Most artists only get around 5p per track from iTunes at the moment.

jamesperrett

TheAlex wrote: »

How would the artists (and anyone) make money? Most artists only get around 5p per track from iTunes at the moment.

Depends how many other people have got their fingers in the pie. Our aggregator gives us about 40p per track from iTunes but someone signed to a major record label would probably see much less as all the record label people have to take their share. On the other hand, hopefully the record label marketing people can generate more sales than an independent self releasing band so you will still earn more money than we do.

James.