![]() ![]() The higher this number, the faster you’ll get the song.ĭownloading music that is still in copyright is of course probably illegal, so you take your chances when you do this. Note also how the songs have a number next to their name? This indicates how many other people have that song at the moment. (See where it displays type as MP3 in the results.) Should you deviate to anything other than MP3s, you run a big risk of getting a virus. Generally it’s safe to use, provided you stick to MP3s only. ![]() What this means is that when you start it and type in the name of a song or artist it searches all the other people’s computers to see who else has the same songs and it copies them to your computer. LimeWire is a Peer to Peer sharing program. Kazaa was the next one to become well known – not only for downloading music but also for buggering up people’s computers! (And that hasn’t changed.) Bearshare is another fairly well known one but the safest and most common one at the moment appears to be … LimeWire The first one, Napster, caused quite a stir and was eventually sued out of existence. In the last ten years there have been many Peer to Peer programs for downloading music from other people for free. Most songs sell for about 20-50 cents, or whole albums for around $4. MP3 Sparks / ĪllOfMP3 is a Russian website which sells music much cheaper than the other two – causing some debate about whether or not the site is in fact legal. Well, as most of you know BigPond is one of the most overpriced internet companies out there but they do have a reasonably priced legitimate music store. You can also use the iTunes program to copy these songs onto a CD by dragging the songs to the bottom left of the screen to create a playlist, and then right-clicking this playlist and choosing “burn to CD.” Bigpond Music The most common way to legally download music is to use the iTunes program. But first, before doing anything be sure to know how much you can download with your internet company – because in the absolute worst case figures you could end up costing yourself around $1,200 for one 4000 MB movie. I’ll cover the legal methods first, then head in to murkier waters later. So, here is a guide on how to do these things safely. ![]() Legal or not, many of my customers ask how to download music and movies from the Internet. ![]()
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