whats up with allofmp3

[Rallispec]

is it just me, or do they have no new music at all. It is so hard to find the songs that i want. (pretty mainstream stuff too) I always end up getting frustrated and falling back to itunes.

 

[Slick5150]

I'm not sure what you mean. They generally have most new albums up within a week or 2 at the most (I just noticed the new U2 album up there yesterday for example)

Then again, I don't listen to a whole lot of new music. Me thinks most of it is crap.

 

[halik]

hah i'd stay with itunes.... being from eastern europe i woul say in all likelyhood it's illegall

 

[etalns]

I think most people know it's illegal, but it's almost as if they pay SOMEONE then they can live with themselves... I'm one of those people.

I haven't had any problems with allofmp3 yet, it's had every single song I've looked for.

 

[sxr7171]

Here's the thing with allofmp3.com, they offer convenient downloads in much higher quality than itunes. If itunes would offer downloads in apple lossless, I would shop there exclusively. If they want me to pay about what the CD costs, then I expect the quality of the CD.

 

[Staples]

This is like complaining warez does not work.

It is illegal, don't complain that it does not work.

 

[MetalMat]

Just go to suprnova.org, they got all the new albums. Save your money for hookers, drugs, booze and gambling :thumbsup:

 

[paulney]

Well, it is illegal for them to offer international downloads, but not illegal to offer downloads to those coming from Russian ip zone. They operate under Russian copyright law, and hence are legal within Russian jurisdiction.

 

[TallBill]

how much are they anyways?

 

[MrChad]

Here's what I don't understand. If someone posted a Russian site in Hot Deals selling copies of Windows XP for $5, everyone would scream about how this is clearly illegal and not worth anyone's time. A Russian MP3 site, selling songs that are clearly way below market value, is somehow ok.

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Here's what I don't understand. If someone posted a Russian site in Hot Deals selling copies of Windows XP for $5, everyone would scream about how this is clearly illegal and not worth anyone's time. A Russian MP3 site, selling songs that are clearly way below market value, is somehow ok.

yup. Oh well

 

[n0cmonkey]

I wouldn't rate "trusting my cc information to someone I don't know in Russia" as one of the smartest things I could do.

 

[Mojoed]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I wouldn't rate "trusting my cc information to someone I don't know in Russia" as one of the smartest things I could do.

I wouldn't either, that's what temporary/throw away CC's are for.

 

[jst0ney]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt

Originally posted by: MrChad
Here's what I don't understand. If someone posted a Russian site in Hot Deals selling copies of Windows XP for $5, everyone would scream about how this is clearly illegal and not worth anyone's time. A Russian MP3 site, selling songs that are clearly way below market value, is somehow ok.

yup. Oh well

Thats because Music is not bread

 

[jst0ney]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I wouldn't rate "trusting my cc information to someone I don't know in Russia" as one of the smartest things I could do.

Thats why they accept paypal.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Mojoed

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I wouldn't rate "trusting my cc information to someone I don't know in Russia" as one of the smartest things I could do.

I wouldn't either, that's what temporary/throw away CC's are for.

meh,
they have an incentive to stay legal, because otherwise it will kill their credibility and business model. They make more money selling illegal music (0 marginal cost.. brilliant plan really) than what they would make if they maxed our your cc

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: TallBill
how much are they anyways?

10$ for 1GB

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: jst0ney

Originally posted by: hevnsnt

Originally posted by: MrChad
Here's what I don't understand. If someone posted a Russian site in Hot Deals selling copies of Windows XP for $5, everyone would scream about how this is clearly illegal and not worth anyone's time. A Russian MP3 site, selling songs that are clearly way below market value, is somehow ok.

yup. Oh well

Thats because Music is not bread

So you agree that allofmp3 is likely NOT compensating artists, and that you are essentially paying for an illegal, albeit premium, download service?

 

[sxr7171]

The thing is that for downloading lossless albums I end up paying around $8-9 an album anyway. This should be a lesson for regular US based download services that some people will pay for quality and if they cannot offer lossless downloads then they will lose some business. What kind of deal is charging about the same price as the CD and skimping on quality, the case, album art etc. You may as well just buy the CD in the store. I only pay $8-9 per album on allofmp3 for the instant gratification, and if the US based companies charged even $12 an album lossless I would buy from them instead.

 

[Babbles]

I think that these companies do not know what the consumers want and that is why there is this 'problem' with digitial media.

 

[revnja]

I think the allofmp3 business model is 'Hey, we're illegal, but all the way over in Russia, so what are you gonna do about it?' I admit I've used the service, but I don't think it's legal. They carry a lot of mainstream stuff, but it's harder to find some of my obscure releases. I always find myself drifting back to iTunes, or find the real CD somewhere online. Or if worse comes to worse, I go to a *shudders* record store...

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: sxr7171
The thing is that for downloading lossless albums I end up paying around $8-9 an album anyway. This should be a lesson for regular US based download services that some people will pay for quality and if they cannot offer lossless downloads then they will lose some business. What kind of deal is charging about the same price as the CD and skimping on quality, the case, album art etc. You may as well just buy the CD in the store. I only pay $8-9 per album on allofmp3 for the instant gratification, and if the US based companies charged even $12 an album lossless I would buy from them instead.

When was the last time you shopped for CD's? Most new releases are always on sale for about $10.00

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: sxr7171
The thing is that for downloading lossless albums I end up paying around $8-9 an album anyway. This should be a lesson for regular US based download services that some people will pay for quality and if they cannot offer lossless downloads then they will lose some business. What kind of deal is charging about the same price as the CD and skimping on quality, the case, album art etc. You may as well just buy the CD in the store. I only pay $8-9 per album on allofmp3 for the instant gratification, and if the US based companies charged even $12 an album lossless I would buy from them instead.

You are an exception to the rule. Most MP3 users don't give two sh1ts about the differences in quality between MP3s and CDs. In fact, most can't tell the difference at all. If iTunes is having success selling compressed albums at $10 a pop, why would they add lossless offerings? The added bandwidth costs would not justify the new revenue.

 

[b3b0p]

I don't understand why people don't just buy the album used from a used music store, ebay, etc...? Even from the record store, used after tax, the album is < $8 for me and most are like $3-6. Even off ebay I get used albums for a couple $'s + about $2 shipping usually. I won't ever join one of these download services only because the quality is not anywhere close to CD quality and I can tell a difference.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: paulney
Well, it is illegal for them to offer international downloads, but not illegal to offer downloads to those coming from Russian ip zone. They operate under Russian copyright law, and hence are legal within Russian jurisdiction.

So I can't buy books from the UK cause they sell them cheaper there?