Dirt cheap music, and it's legal!
No, I'm not talking about banging saucepans together! In this months copy of GigaHZ magazine (which has already paid for itself!), a contributing journalist, Karl Foster, points out how digital data isn't protected in Russian copyright law- thus Russian companies can sell MP3's/WMA's/AAC's/WAV's (read: digital music) at dirt cheap prices, as they don't have to pay royalties! The service he specifically mentioned was ALLOFMP3.com, and all I can say is WOW! This service kicks CD-WOW's @rse. You buy credit (in dollars, God bless the strong pound) using your credit card or PayPal, and you can then download the very latest MP3's (including the entire top 100 UK & US Charts). Here comes the best bit... prices are fixed by size of the download, so if you want to download a typically sized MP3, encoded at 192kbs (fairly good quality), it'll cost you less than 5 pence! If your a bit fussier about the quality of your tracks (as I am as I listen to them through my home stereo), you can opt to download the tracks at a range of higher bit-rates (higher = better sound), including lossless WMA or even WAV (which directly translates to the original CD files)! Even at this CD quality bit-rate, a typical album will cost you less than $6 or £4!I know it's not running related, but as many of us use MP3 players on our daily sojourns, I couldn't help sharing!..
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Please note, this post is for 'information purposes' only. I'm not stating that I use the service myself, or suggesting that the reader should 'try this at home' to fill their MP3 player on the cheap before Russian law changes, err, oops...
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Please note, this post is for 'information purposes' only. I'm not stating that I use the service myself, or suggesting that the reader should 'try this at home' to fill their MP3 player on the cheap before Russian law changes, err, oops...
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