What are all the iTunes alternatives out there?

[ed21x]

Title says it all... I don't feel like reencoding AAC or whatever other format, and would just like a service that enables me to have quick and easy access to a huge number files in mp3 format.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

allofmp3.com

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
allofmp3.com

Might as well grab it from Kazaa, both are about as legal.

 

[RagingBITCH]

There's none like that really - one of the purposes of a proprietary encoded format is to keep it from being copied and distributed as freely as MP3s were/are, which is stupid IMO.

 

[ed21x]

yeah, i'm looking to stay along the legal path, so allofmp3 is out of the question... anything else?

 

[beer]

You will never get it in MP3 format legit because the MP3 format does not allow for digital rights management. Case closed. There are NO legitimate services that could have a contract with the RIAA for distribution of MP3 files.

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
There's none like that really - one of the purposes of a proprietary encoded format is to keep it from being copied and distributed as freely as MP3s were/are, which is stupid IMO.

that's pretty sad considering mp3s have become the most compatible format among all music players =(

 

[RagingBITCH]

beer put it much more elegantly than I did. and yea it is sad but that's just how it works unfortunately

 

[0roo0roo]

your player can't handle aac?

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
your player can't handle aac?

nope- it can handle OGG vorbis though

 

[spunkz]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
allofmp3.com

Might as well grab it from Kazaa, both are about as legal.

kazaa sucks now, i would pay for allofmp3 to get a working copy of a song

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
your player can't handle aac?

nope- it can handle OGG vorbis though

How about WMA?

 

[beer]

The only format that is supported on all players is MP3. Ipod doesn't support ogg/WMA, and most others don't support ogg/AAC. Even if you buy it in a format you like now, what is to say that you're not gonna change playets sometime down the road and will need to rencode all your WMA/AAC files?

 

[Anubis]

AllOdmp3.com

you can get them in ACC from them as well as MP3

 

[freegeeks]

can someone tell me how (il)legal that allofmp3.com site is ????

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: freegeeks
can someone tell me how (il)legal that allofmp3.com site is ????

i pay = legal IMHO

and noone other then people on here have said its NOT legal so it will be legal untill the RIAA or whatever says it not

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: freegeeks
can someone tell me how (il)legal that allofmp3.com site is ????

i pay = legal IMHO

and noone other then people on here have said its NOT legal so it will be legal untill the RIAA or whatever says it not

Here's the thing though; AllofMP3 isn't in America, so the RIAA has no jurisdiction, and they can't catch American users since they can't get at the server logs. I don't think it's possible for them to declare anything, only the (seemingly non-existant) Russian equivilent can.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: freegeeks
can someone tell me how (il)legal that allofmp3.com site is ????

i pay = legal IMHO

and noone other then people on here have said its NOT legal so it will be legal untill the RIAA or whatever says it not

Here's the thing though; AllofMP3 isn't in America, so the RIAA has no jurisdiction, and they can't catch American users since they can't get at the server logs. I don't think it's possible for them to declare anything, only the (seemingly non-existant) Russian equivilent can.

then its pretty much legal