Downloading music/songs ?

the2ofus


Joined: 13/02/2008
Posts: 637

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 17:51

I have been using Limewire to download free /songscds/music etc but have been told that it is renowned for spam/hacking/viruses etc. Can anyone reccomend a free safe reliable site to use instead of Limewire. Thanks.

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:04

Or you might consider paying for what you download?



What incentive is there for artistes to produce new music when every Tom Dick and Harry is happily nicking it?



Don't bother with the old "well if they made it cheaper etc etc" Theft is Theft!

doggiesteve


Joined: 06/10/2010
Posts: 265

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:28

yeni bob tell that to thee people thieving off the government at lambousa and other markets no kdv being paid so every one has to pay more tax for their theft !

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:31

If you have good antivirus software then Limewire shouldn't be a problem.

However, try ISOHUNT.COM, BITORRENT.AM or THEPIRATEBAY.ORG - for all these you will need to download and install the 'utorrent' software from http://www.utorrent.com. Most of the stuff on these torrent sites is huge compilations of hundreds (even thousands) of tracks - however, 'utorrent' lets you select only the tracks you want before downloading.



Yenibob

Most of the music I download is stuff I've had for years on vinyl or cassette - I don't go for the modern music. So I've paid one lot of royalties and don't feel guilty about getting it in a now more convenient format.

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:42

I bought a TV from Tesco some time ago, it's not in use at the moment so will it be OK for me to pop back there and take another one?



Come on people, steal if you must, but at least be honest to YOURSELF.

Scoty


Joined: 23/05/2010
Posts: 846

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:44

Msg 4 . Agree with site suggestions - used all 3 at some point with no probs.

Re the 2nd part - agree 100%.

Up the pirates!!!

johndp


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 497

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:51

yenibob i guess you want to shut down all the DVDshops in the TRNC as well, dream on you chose to buy/rent in a non country so who are you to cast the first stone

theres one in every packet

Nicky30


Joined: 08/10/2010
Posts: 57

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:56

I agree, Jovial John. As much as it's right to call it theft on the one hand, on the other hand every industry is affected by the introduction of new technology - it's just the nature of the beast. For example, journalists losing their jobs when the newspapers started folding, miners out of work when the pits closed etc.



However, saying that, I would be more than prepared to pay higher prices to see bands perform live if I could have the actual music for free, so perhaps the industry should look at other ways of making money, and just use the music itself as an advertisement. I, like many people, have paid lots to watch bands live after downloading their music for free. If I hadn't checked out their music for free initially then I would never have become a fan and paid to go to the gig in the first place.



The internet caused, and is still causing, huge changes for many industries, and for every job or amount of money lost because of it, more jobs and money are being created by it

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 18:57

Don't expect it to happen, but thought it worth raising.



Easy to justify theft if everyone else appears to be a thief.



Johndp, where do you live mate? There are a few things I need and as this is a lawless society I thought I might as well just take yours. What do you reckon?

the2ofus


Joined: 13/02/2008
Posts: 637

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:06

yenibob - I am not a Tom nor a Dick nor a Harry - I am not interested in new artist incentives - i think they get plenty of that as it is ! Do they all consider the effect the images they portray, their videos and the lyrics they sing have on young inpressional minds ?? I doubt it !

All i wanted was somewhere to download some cheesy old songs and some corny Christmas carols for a Charity party - you are a bah humbug !



Thank you everyone else for you advise - think of me when i am bopping away with my octogenarian mates to my STOLEN music ----- Agadoo do do + Birdy song etc ha ha.

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:12

Fair enough the2ofus. If you are happy to nick stuff, no skin off my nose. I won't bother appealing to your concience!! Tee Hee!!



Next time you are passing Techtan, can you get me a 22" TV?

Nicky30


Joined: 08/10/2010
Posts: 57

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:18

yenibob, I'm guessing you might be a musician... If so, would you rather no one paid for your music and therefore no one ever heard it? Or would you rather your gigs were sell-outs because people had heard your music for free and then spread the word?

Scoty


Joined: 23/05/2010
Posts: 846

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:18

Msg 10 - go to the pirate bay as stated above - type in '101 party songs'. Am sure there will be plenty there for you and your young friends to enjoy

JohnW


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 601

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:20

Limewire has been closed down by the US court.

Nicky30


Joined: 08/10/2010
Posts: 57

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 19:21

Hang on, my last post didn't make sense! I meant, would you rather everyone had to pay for your music, thereby running the risk of no one being prepared to and therefore no ever hearing your music...? Sorry!

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 20:03

I might try that with Jaguar " Would you rather everyone had to pay for your cars, thereby running the risk of no one being prepared to buy your cars and therefore not knowing how good the cars are?



Seems like a winner to me.



Do you think it might work with laptops?

johndp


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 497

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 20:33

Bob mess 9

No problem if youre big enough and able enough pal ;)

alanka


Joined: 15/09/2007
Posts: 154

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 20:35

http://www.vuze.com/

Goonerboy


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 723

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 21:13

I like the approach they're taking in France where fans can get more involved with their favourite bands. As a band starts, fans can invest money int he band and they then get a return on investment. Some guy invested about 10k in such a band, and now that this band is huge, he's had a 10fold ROI.



As for illegal downloads, wasn't me who just finished downloading the 500best R&B tracks of all time...honest

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
16/12/2010 21:41

Goonerboy. You are very very naughty!

sunnyday


Joined: 14/03/2008
Posts: 269

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 10:00

I agree with message 18. Use Vuze

Linedancer



Joined: 03/09/2010
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 13:15

Try Frostwire as an alternative to Limewire - it is almost as good, and it is free - no excuses!

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 14:18

I use http://www.btjunkie.org and have never had any problems using this site.



As far as the 'THEFT' accusations - is it really that different to recording the top 40 on radio 1 in the 80's and then playing the cassette back? It's just in today's world it's computers and MP3 players etc. instead of tape recorders!



G

MartinM


Joined: 03/10/2009
Posts: 166

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 17:30

Every Sunday!!!! Pop pickers. I can see the radio 1 DJ in my minds eye but I cannot for the life of me remember his name. Thanks St George I , been a long time since I did that. Happy Days

GinaC


Joined: 26/11/2010
Posts: 372

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 17:42

Msg 24, the name you are looking for is Alan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 18:55

is vuze free?



ive downloaded it but aint played about ith it yet ....is it user friendly ?



kav

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 19:25

Here you go yenibob, just for you - the URL of the perfect thieves: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm and they have even made it legal to carry on working.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 22:30

"What incentive is there for artistes to produce new music when every Tom Dick and Harry is happily nicking it?"



Bob I have never in all my years heard a musician state that money was their muse and taping, copying and downloading will stop them from making music....



Your mojo has very little to do with money....



Now the record industry, poor things, they'd love you to believe that musicians won't write good music unless you pay through the nose for it.... but we all know differently don't we?



As it happens, I believe the opposite is true and musicians love the idea of their craft being appreciated by the masses and don't really give a shit how it got there.



You obviously have a bee in your bonnet about copyright theft... I've always found it a very ambiguous area of ownership as once a piece is broadcast it's in the public domain. The music and film industry has managed to protect it's revenue stream with more vigour than just about any other art form.



cont...

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
17/12/2010 22:32

I'd be more inclined to side with the music industry if the spoils were more evenly distributed but so many bands are ripped off by their management and record companies that I am fairly ambivalent to the plight of the music industry which by the way is making more money for big business than ever....

Nicky30


Joined: 08/10/2010
Posts: 57

Message Posted:
18/12/2010 02:31

Spot on, Groucho. Might I also add, yenibob (sorry to make it sound personal, which it isn't; it's just that you do seem to be very against the idea of downloading music for free), that I was a live music promoter for a while in the place I lived before I moved here, and not one of the bands I promoted had a problem with me giving their music away for free in order to advertise their gigs. In fact, the record companies and booking agents themselves actively sent me stacks of free copies to help in getting punters down to the gigs.