Ares is one of those P2p Download sites which offer free file sharing (music, videos and just about anything that comes in file form), and they are getting good at it with little hassle about piracy, copyrights and intellectual property rights. Why? well like Linux, it’s open sourced which means there is no big company or companies for these corporate watchdogs to pursue and file cases against. As with any P2P site, there is a manager program that handles the files you download and share over the net with other users which can de downloaded for free. The system like the internet is in constant change due to it’s open-sourced nature, users who manage to develop additions or improvements to the currently in use send them to other members of the community to have it tested and subsequently added to the program itself. Users get the latest upgraded versions of the system when hey get update notices from the site. The site and users all use a new and different protocol which they boast is quite hard to detect by firewalls and other intrusion prevention measures. Downloads are fast and it is very quick to connect to the service which has over 100 million titles available for download over their network. Files downloaded from the site are also void of any DRM protection which allows users to play them anywhere using any digital player.
Studies conducted by independent people have shown that downloading music over the internet is responsible for some increase in record sales for cd’s and DVD’s for they fuel the desire and user’s know that the best stuff can be availed only from off the shelf-purchases of music audio cd’s. Which contradicts the general opinion fueled by corporate watchdogs that it discourages sales.
Tags: Open-sourced, P2p-Filesharing
Categories: Applications, Downloading Legally, Freeware, Music, Resources, Videos
Hailed as the first and only dedicated download site for iPhone stuff such as downloads where you get movies, music, games, e-books and so much more, ready for download to your iPhone(well, maybe not totally true for you have iTunes, remember, the site owned by the one who made your iPhone?). Want to get content that is constantly updated through wireless, they have it plus many more bonus offers. A one time $50.00 registration gives you access to the best and latest iPhone stuff. The site is actually a P2P site which provides you with the necessary software and links you to the best music and videos on the planet. Though they give away the software for free and the user’s license you purchase gives you the right to use their service, it does not give you total rights to upload or download copyrighted stuff.
This is kind of the trend that P2P sites are turning to, now that media giants are after their tails accusing them of promoting piracy by allowing the uncontrolled sharing and swapping of music, videos, games and many other files which are subject to copyright law. These sits have grown in confidence and continue to do so for as the LA judge who ruled that P2P sites are not the culprits and that it is the user’s themselves who are the ones committing the dastardly act of piracy. That is why a visit to the legal notice page of all P2P site tells you that you, get it YOU are responsible for what you download or upload and you can get sued for doing so with no consequence to the P2P site which provided you the software and links when you do so. They give you access to all the best download sites for your needs. They will not provide you a burning software (for burning your downloaded DVD’s and they will not transfer them to your iPhone (what they give you is the converting software that makes the stuff you get useable on your iPhone). Check them out to get access to some of the hottest and best downloads, for iPhones that is and get your way to media bliss.
Tags: iPhone-Stuff, Paid-Download-Site
Categories: Applications, DVD Videos, Downloading Legally, Music, Photo Images, Podcasts, Resources, Videos, ipods
Like most P2p sites, this one gives you access to some of the hottest and latest music and music videos from all over that is legal. The site offers a free version of their proprietary software which you use to manage all your shared files, downloads, previews and many more. The free version allows you to download a copy of the song which you can play for 3 times before the song is either purchased or deleted. There is a low one time membership fee of $35.00 which gives you legal unlimited downloads of music and music videos with lower packages of 2-year access at $30.00 and $20.00 for a year’s membership.
Common’ guys, nothing’s free anymore on the net and paying assures your ass doesn’t get sued for piracy. If one is also interested in downloading DVD’s which you can burn (with the use of their software of course) and play in your portable, PC or view using your home theater you can opt for the additional $15.00 to get unlimited downloads.
As you might have noticed, there is a proprietary program to download, play and burn your cd’s which they use for DRM instead of you deciding which is which but it still falls in your lap if you do get to upload or download a so-called hot track or music video. DRM has been almost non-existent in the P2P world which makes it the worst place to find legal music. The software allows you to get sample tracks which you could play for three times after which you can buy them or delete them from your play list (with the free version of the software). The fee you pay removes all the annoying ads and advertising hoopla included with the other free music download sites.
Advertising is the bread and butter of most free music sharing sites like Ruckus and the many others out there and when you do register and get a paid service, you get them out of the standard free programs. You have access to all the latest tracks from Arvil, Timbaland and many more, so do check them out for some of the best legal downloads from a P2P site that’s fast and legal. Get it, LEGAL, meaning you get your music without stepping over somebody else’s toes and get sued later for DRM violation Intellectual Copyrights infringement. So MP3Rocket.com for the best P2P legal downloads. The fee you pay is a one time fee, you don’t get charged per/download or video. As long as you’re within the contract (package) scope, you get unlimited access to all the music, video and music videos you like.
Tags: free-software, One-Time-Membership, Paid-P2P
Categories: Applications, DVD Videos, Downloading Legally, Freeware, Music, Providers, Videos
One of the new generation music downloads sites that offer music for a fee at very low prices. The site offers something for the casual music surfer and musician alike giving them what they love the most, exposure and access. The new structure of the net has the power delegated to the user or the surfer and out of the hands of the big companies. These sites allow budding artists to showcase their stuff and the established ones access to the biggest social network, the internet. They offer paid downloads of individual song to whole albums (for a price of course). Bands get a chance to create their own blogs site where they can showcase their work for the whole world to view, listen to and enjoy all in the convenience of their desktops or laptops.
Registration to the site is free but music downloads and videos are paid for by users who want to download them for private use. Major labels and artists also showcase their work through live video and audio streaming allowing them to maximize their potential on the ever changing web. They also allow you to get in touch with your favorite bands and artists through online chat giving you more than the usual wave from them making the relationship more productive. Producers of independent bands can have their work broadcast over the net allowing them to reach people from the farthest reaches of the earth.
Have talent and want exposure, they can do it for your band with their many users and live streaming technology, you get to market yourself sometimes even for free which makes it all worthwhile for the budding artist and band. Want to search for your favorite old-time bands, they also have them. The vast collection of songs from all genres allows people from all ages to share and enjoy music like never before. No need to go to the specialty shop to search for long lost records from your high school bands, they make it easy as pie to get your hands on them. No premiums to buy that limited edition CD only to end up converting it to more manageable formats wasting time and effort on your PC. The songs you purchase and get for free come in the most widely used audio formats allowing you easy use and unparalleled quality. MusicMediaFactory.com, where artists and fans meet to enjoy their similarities.
Tags: Free-music, Free-Videos, Paid-Downloads, Pay-per-Download-Service
Categories: Downloading Legally, Music, Providers
It may be easier to find a needle in a haystack than to find a site which offers free music and videos on the web nowadays. Pay for download sites have at least made it more affordable for the music lover to get their hands on the latest and hottest hits off the web which they can use for personal purposes. MP3How.com is a portal which gives you access to music from several sites that are hailed to be the best on the net. They offer some of the lowest rates for people who love music and don’t want to spend a fortune doing so. This is the best option for music labels for DRM has proved to be quite ineffective even to control illegal/pirated music within their borders. Some sites have opted to give free downloads that have advertising included within the tracks as their major source of income. They can be accessed through a proprietary player which also acts as the download interface and conversion platform (for conversion into formats that the myriad of players support some of which have proprietary formats) for the downloaded tracks.
The next, most viable option for music labels is to sell music already in digital format that avoids piracy with included DRM solutions embedded. Major labels have done so through affiliation with music downloading sites in hopes of getting revenue from their music, making it so cheap that people would opt to buy the licensed songs rather than the pirated ones. Asia is still one of the most notorious regions on earth where piracy has become a source of livelihood for the many citizens of developing countries. China, Taiwan, and other countries in Asia have long been at war at these piracy rings but sometimes arrests and stopping one, results in several replacing them and the cycle goes on and on. The key would be to prevent the demand so as to affect the supply which is why sites like MP3How have started to offer membership for less than a dollar to access over 3 million strong collection of songs, videos and TV shows.
Tags: Free-Hits, Free-songs, Free-Videos, MP3
Categories: Downloading Legally, Music, Providers
If you are a college student and you love music, well then you’re in luck for Ruckus is specifically designed for you. College life is hectic and filled with immense pressures (and of course, also filled with party time in between the hectic academic lectures) of having to master and take in different subjects and courses as you go along for a few years till graduation. Some hail this as “the life” for it is filled with hard partying and other forms of entertainment to diffuse the tensions that accumulate through the years spent in classrooms and lecture halls.
With over 3 million music tracks available for down load by college students, it truly is a relief for you PC and Laptop bound kids and allows them to enjoy the music they love for free. The site fuels their free music with revenue from advertising and they do encourage others to sign up and refer as much as they can. Membership, requires a valid “.edu” extension to your email address (which means you are a student of a valid college and they can also verify the said info through the admin of your school) for you to become a legit member of the community. Created by college students, for college students is what makes the site so appealing to the younger generation for they know these people understand them in their music choices and favorites.
With over a thousand member US schools and colleges, the list just keeps on getting bigger and longer everyday. Membership is allowed for, current active students, faculty/staff and even alumni as long as the email address they use has the .edu and that you can provide your graduation date (this allows them to verify your true affiliation). The site’s terms of use is quite specific that the music you get cannot be used for any commercial application and that it is copyrighted according to US copyright and US electronic media laws so be sure to read the by-laws to prevent any unto wards incidents.
” Ruckus, the site for college students, by college students.”
Tags: Free-music, Free-music-for-College-Students
Categories: Downloading Legally, Music, Providers
They have been in business for so long (well actually since the early days of the MP3 format which revolutionized the world of music forever) that they can be considered as pioneers in the area of digital music. Nullsoft, the company who developed Winamp (the media player that is considered to be the first player to accommodate all major formats and some of the not so major ones) have been in use by many a personal computers for many years. The media player Winamp, can be downloaded for free along with music tracks which they update from time to time. They have also developed and released free skins, plugin’s and visualization plugin’s that turns your PC into a disco ball. From psychedelic displays to slideshows, they have them all.
Having been operating in the business for sometime, they have a lot of stuff that as they say is for all music lovers where ever you may be. They also have an internet radio which utilizes powerful Shoutcast streaming technology for audio and content allowing seamless music and unparalleled clarity being one of the best and first streaming music systems on the net. They also have a wide array of video for download and use on their player which you can update from their website as they release new versions. Their affiliation with AOL with AOL Music only strengthens their presence in the market allowing them to drive through many rough times where free music is as hard as a truffle in the ground to sniff out ( well, except for P2P which still allows illegal file sharing of music and other stuff).
Free music is now as hard as concrete to find for even the previously free sites now require registration and payment of a small fee for membership for you to get music and videos. Winamp and Nullsoft can be considered a small to medium scale operation but they will surely be there for the foreseeable future. More power Guys.
Tags: Free-Music-and-Videos, Free-PC-Media-Player, Nullsoft, Shoutcast, Winamp
Categories: Applications, Downloading Legally, Freeware, Music, Podcasts, Providers, Resources, Videos
If one is not much of a download fanatic but loves music just the same, well, then streaming music sites may be the choice for you. You can get the latest sounds for you to play again at the time of your choice and you get to share your choices with your friends online (yes, it’s a social network and you only get to hear the music but not download it). Getting your hands on legal downloads can be a pain nowadays, even with the sudden demise of DRM for most of the major record labels.
Pandora, one of the free download sites for music and videos has restricted access to users in North America only and blocks those from outside of their license area using IP address detection. They do let you specify your email address so you do get notified when they do get permission to share content in your country (which can be close to never). We7, another free download site gets you free music with advertising which is advantageous to all concerned (please see previous post about We7). From the artist, record company, the Sharing company (We7) and the end-user. Who all get what they want with a few ads to bug you from time to time (It’s those embedded ad’s that make them free and legal). Other than those ads, paid downloads and P2P sites, they are all you have in terms of getting your hands on the hottest tracks from the best to the not so famous types(budding independent types) of artists. Then, there’s streaming music or radio straight from the internet (that is if you don’t have digital radio support yet). Imeem, for some of the best music on and friends anywhere on earth, and music too.
Tags: Free-music, Internet-Radio, Streaming-music
Categories: Music, Providers
One of the rising stars in the music download business which offers free digital music for download. It’s free and legal which is the upcoming trend with respect for music downloads. The revolution comes with the inclusion of advertising along with the music or video you download that allows the download site to pay artists a small fee as royalty for their work. This might be the best option for it stands between two sides of music lovers and artists who both want music to be shared and enjoyed. On the other hand, these same artists need a source of income for their work in order to further their art while allowing their fans to enjoy and play their music without the mumbo-jumbo of major record labels.
The idea is novel and the ads might be annoying, but hey, you get free music anyway. For those who don’t like the ad, then you’d have to pay up for your picks. Are you an artist who needs cash and publicity to get you going, become a member and get you music tested by their people to see if they are worth any cash and who knows the heights you’d be able to reach if your music gets enjoyed all over. Their so-called ‘Tasters/Reviewers’ sample music from artists and give ratings or recommendations to other users who in turn end up downloading your work and you get the cash flowing into your pocket for each and every download your work gets (just like all the other artists). We7, the place to be in the next couple of months when it comes to music downloads. Download your tracks onto your mobile devices (which will also show or play the ads that come with the downloads, by the way) and take your picks with you anywhere you go. So be sure to check them out for your free music and video at We7.com for more details.
Tags: Free-Music-and-Videos, Free-Music-downloads
Categories: Applications, Freeware, Music, Podcasts, Polyphonics, Providers
Music downloads have now become easier than ever with the move of major record labels to sell music in digital format. In Europe, laws which prevented the “ripping” of audio files into digital format has lost ground when it was taken down(which might be a good ideal for it was not enforced anyway). A newcomer into the myriad of P2P download sites is Qtrax is a welcome and refreshing site that boasts to offer 25,000,000 tracks beating iTunes and Amazon . Established only last January 2008, the site has much to prove in terms of service and quality with it’s published capabilities.
The music you get is available only for windows, so sorry for Mac users. The system is based on the ‘Songbird-platform’ which is open-sourced and built into the Mozilla browser, which is also part of the open-sourced projects being used widely today by the millions of PC users all over the globe. There have been tons on glitches but it might be nice to give them a few months to see if they can rough out the download wars where only the best survive. You do get a bit distracted with ads showing as you play music on your PC or digital player, but give these guys a break for they have to earn money somehow.
Oh, and I’d like to add that since the P2P system works on the Mozilla browser, it doesn’t work with iPods(sorry guys). The system is getting quite swamped at the moment with the millions upon millions of users who are trying to get in on the act, which shows that they might have to bolster their back-end systems for them to keep in business. Rumors have circulated that they have signed up with all four major record companies with respect to their offering of music but this was quickly quelled (only one major record company has publicly acknowledged affiliation), by many saying that they haven’t “really” signed up all of them.
Technorati Tags: Free Digital Music, Mozilla, Songbird, New Comers
Tags: Free-P2P-Music, Newcomers, P2P-Download-sites
Categories: Applications, Downloading Legally, Freeware, Music, Providers, Resources
Ares is one of those P2p Download sites which offer free file sharing (music, videos and just about anything that comes in file form), and they are getting good at it with little hassle about piracy, copyrights and intellectual property rights. Why? well like Linux, it’s open sourced which means there is no big company or companies for these corporate watchdogs to pursue and file cases against. As with any P2P site, there is a manager program that handles the files you download and share over the net with other users which can de downloaded for free. The system like the internet is in constant change due to it’s open-sourced nature, users who manage to develop additions or improvements to the currently in use send them to other members of the community to have it tested and subsequently added to the program itself. Users get the latest upgraded versions of the system when hey get update notices from the site. The site and users all use a new and different protocol which they boast is quite hard to detect by firewalls and other intrusion prevention measures. Downloads are fast and it is very quick to connect to the service which has over 100 million titles available for download over their network. Files downloaded from the site are also void of any DRM protection which allows users to play them anywhere using any digital player.
