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OT: Buying online music
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What is the FOAK view on buying music online, ideally I want MP3s and not to
be tied in to piece of software. Cheaper the better as well.
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Are UK residents legally allowed to download from here?
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Good question. See
Personally I look on it as piracy, but ymmv.
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Crucially, if you're going to download from a site that admits to paying
no worthwhile royalties, why not just download a hooky copy. Ethically
speaking, they're one and the same.
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Because it's such an excellent system to use, huge library, easy to find
what you want and you get to choose your encoding. I pay the $2 or so
average per album for that fact alone.
Royalties? if bands want to eat they can get out and play live AFAIAC.
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That's a whole bunch of bands down the drain, including The Beatles'
output from 66 onwards.
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Anyway isn't the distribution companies (labels?) that are raking the
lion's share?
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None of which really explains why the band/writers shouldn't get paid
their percentage. If you really care about the principles just don't
buy the music at all. I can't really begrudge the price of a legit
download when it's the price of a round of drinks.
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You also snipped the following part of my post which dealt with fair
free market payment.
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I favour a free market approach akcherly. Set a set %age of sales that
go to the channel, say 20%, but no control of retailers. Retailers can
charge whatever they like, getting as low as their business model
allows. Job done.
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How secure are your Card details when you buy from them though?
AIUI, they are in Russia, which hasnt got the best of reps when it comes
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They are in Russia, but card transactions are handled by a Dutch
will ever get to see any card details.
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and as one uses a visa with suitable payment potection it really doesn't
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They seem to have stopped taking visa.
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Through alltunes, the PC software, purchase pin codes
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I've just 'bought' a PIN code from them[1] but haven't been given/sent
a PIN yet, AFAICT.
How does this work? Do I need to get shouty with them?
[1] Using a Mastercard.
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Which doesn't accept Visa...
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"Pay by credit or debit card
We accept payment made by credit or debit cards of the following payment
systems: VISA, MasterCard. "
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Now select Visa as your method of payment.....
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works for me once out of three goes
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matter
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to online security.
Alan.
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