What is a CD? LOL! I rarely buy a CD anymore, but I do buy a lot of music from iTunes and eMusic. If you like learning about regional and up and coming artists, check out AmieStreet.com]=http://www.amiestreet.com]AmieStreet.com. You can sometimes get free music or full albums for 5 cents.If you use iTunes but hate the DRM (digital rights management) check out http://www.hymn-project.org/download.php to download either QTFairUse or MyFairTunes to strip the DRM. I'm not advocating piracy, only the ability to transfer your music to non-Apple devices.
Quote from: Tyler on October 27, 2007, 09:17:44 PMWhat is a CD? LOL! I rarely buy a CD anymore, but I do buy a lot of music from iTunes and eMusic. If you like learning about regional and up and coming artists, check out AmieStreet.com]=http://www.amiestreet.com]AmieStreet.com. You can sometimes get free music or full albums for 5 cents.If you use iTunes but hate the DRM (digital rights management) check out http://www.hymn-project.org/download.php to download either QTFairUse or MyFairTunes to strip the DRM. I'm not advocating piracy, only the ability to transfer your music to non-Apple devices.Thanks for the info, Tyler. I've never heard of eMusic or those other sites before. I will have to check them out.I think we're going to see a lot of changes in the music industry over the next few years. A lot of artists are starting their own labels now and taking more control over their product. Madonna just signed a contract with Live Nation to distribute all of her recorded music, promote her concerts, do her marketing, etc. I bet other artists will sign similar deals and the major labels as we know them today may not exist 10 years from now. And sooner or later somebody will be selling digital-only albums. Should be interesting.
It's a SanDisk Sansa 4GB, model E260 if I remember correctly. I definitely wouldn't want the issue of only being able to transfer songs a certain number of times (I want it to be mine, all mine!), so I want to avoid that type of vendor. Is Napster that way, or Wal-Mart? Any input about different vendors would be much appreciated. Thanks guys!