In a search for “free legal music downloads” it was difficult finding anything truly user-friendly and attractive. The first result was Spiral Frog.com, which linked to MyMojo.com and didn’t offer much in the way of explanation. EMusic.com was the second result, but upon going to the site, you can see the free music is incentive to take a paid membership. The third result was a site offering reviews on sites to download music legally. Their number one editor’s choice was MP3 Download Net, followed by Rhapsody, Flickr Music, Napster and Music Platinum.
Napster explains “You may play any particular song up to three (3) times, after which you will need to subscribe to Napster or purchase the song to play it in full again. In addition, you may only play an aggregate of twenty-five Streams in any given month. To buy a song or subscribe, you need to download our player software.”
Last.fm offers internet radio. Their FAQ tells us, “Last.fm is a music service that lets you discover new music you like, based on the music you already listen to. You can either listen to all sorts of radio stations – on the website or with our Last.fm Scrobbler (desktop player) – or to previews in either full-length or as 30 second samples….” Although they caution that in certain countries the radio feature is a subscriber service only.
Of course, perhaps the best way to obtain music without the fear of fines is to pay for them on sites like iTunes. Many of the above and previously mentioned services offer free trials, so it may be worth it to find the service that works best for your musical needs to deliver your favorite tunes with internet speed.
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