well the original thread i made is > 90 days old.Anyways, has anyone ever gave allofmp3 their credit card info to refill the balance? I have used XROST but they have been down for EVAR. I wish they took paypal.....
7/19/2006 12:00:21 PM
Why do you pay for illegal mp3s? If they're not legal, you might as well steal them and not give up your hard earned cash.
7/19/2006 12:04:23 PM
time > money esp. at 2c/MB
7/19/2006 12:11:26 PM
Usually with western/American music, I rarely feel like downloading anything because they always keep on playing good music on the radio/XM/Internet etc.As for Indian music, it hardly takes time!
7/19/2006 12:12:54 PM
I've used allofmp3 / alltunes (new name) to download almost 3GB of music, used my credit card everytime, its safeand they use http://www.chronopay.com/ for their credit transactions
7/19/2006 12:36:55 PM
who needs to pay when you can use oink.fast and free.[Edited on July 19, 2006 at 1:39 PM. Reason : df]
7/19/2006 1:35:21 PM
^ don't you need an invite to Oink? @darkone
7/19/2006 1:39:40 PM
yup....keeps the riff raff out.
7/19/2006 1:40:12 PM
I like my MP3's to be of a quality that I can pick and choose, not some average Joe iTunes user who rips their MP3s and shares themthats why I like Allofmp3, and if its illegal they'll shut them down eventually. Until then I can 'import' my music from Russia with a cheapness
7/19/2006 1:46:25 PM
agreed....oink has rules and standards which are constantly monitored and people are kicked out if they break the rules.typically you can choose between 192kbps, 320kbps, VBR, or flac....so if you're looking for something with worse quality then 192kbps, you have to go elsewhere.transcodes and re-encodes aren't tolerated either.[Edited on July 19, 2006 at 1:50 PM. Reason : df]
7/19/2006 1:49:24 PM
how does one get back into oink? i had an account a long time ago, but was deleted due to inactivity
7/19/2006 2:16:31 PM
send them a donation.
7/19/2006 2:19:34 PM
Screw paying for music. Why should I pay for something can download for free or get the CD from someone I know? Bitrate is not a concern of mine. I'm not an audiophile. I can't tell the diffrence between a file with a bitrate of 128, 160, or 192kbps. I can tell its a low quality file if its encoded at <128kbps.
7/19/2006 4:55:52 PM
because god forbid the artists get paid
7/19/2006 5:06:44 PM
Artists make money touring, not through record sales.
7/19/2006 5:09:38 PM
7/19/2006 5:13:42 PM
I'm assuming we are not talking about some shitty indie stuff, if not then yeah the label is the one cashing in on the record sales.
7/19/2006 5:18:01 PM
please never post in tech talk again
7/19/2006 5:18:56 PM
You're wrong, please bathe.
7/19/2006 5:29:27 PM
7/19/2006 5:30:00 PM
yea I am sure all the money your fav Britney made was through touring your village.stfu
7/19/2006 5:35:53 PM
this means you people
7/19/2006 5:45:43 PM
7/19/2006 7:25:59 PM
fyi - RIAA and BPI both claim that they have not received any money from allofmp3from what i know (this could be wrong) - artists sign with recording labels (read: artists give the RIAA the right to sell/distribute their music)... if the RIAA/BPI isn't getting paid, the artists aren't getting paid.... whether you like it or not, the artists (about 90%) give the RIAA the right to collect copyright fees.if you are circumventing the RIAA, you aren't helping the artists only giving money to a russian organization.... and paying for illegal music. moral of the story, if you're going to continue to download illegal music, you might as well get it for free from p2p/BT.i for one am against the RIAA and any means in which i can circumvent them i will... as long as those means are legal... so if any of you know how that can be done, i'd be more interested in legal alternatives...
7/19/2006 7:40:55 PM
Artists have to cover all of their expenses before they see a dime of royalties, and then they get a very small percentage. And the point of paying for illegal music is that it is easier than p2p, you can pick the format/ bitrate, and you don't have to worry about loud noises that blow out your speaker 5 seconds into a song. It costs next to nothing, most people are fine paying that.
7/19/2006 7:53:40 PM
i think i read somwhere, Popular Science maybe, that the artists themselves license their music to the russian media (which is state-run), and then allofmp3 licenses it from them. i guess this is similar to using an overseas gambling site. this is also the reason that you can get bands like the beatles and metallica.btw, i've never had any problems with giving them credit card info. pretty straight forward, and it's easy to refill your balance.i like this site because i don't download a ton of music, but when i do i'll pay a little for convenience and quality, plus little things like other suggested artist, new artists/albums, listeners who bought this one also enjoyed these, etc. and its FAST.
7/21/2006 1:54:53 AM
if there was an album I had to have, but didnt want enough to actually buy it, and I somehow couldn't find a torrent for it, then maybe I'd use allofmp3. but I wouldn't delude myself into thinking that it was actually legal, or that the artist/copyright holders were seeing any of that money.
7/21/2006 2:02:24 AM
^i dont think that _anyone_ thinks it's legal. It's cheap and convenient.
7/21/2006 12:19:26 PM
http://www.webcrawler.comaudio tab
7/21/2006 1:48:41 PM
^please tell me that was a joke. If I want quality music I prolly don't want a midi. FFVII called...they want their music back
7/21/2006 2:19:36 PM
^^^no, the last thread was full of idiots claiming it was totally legit
7/21/2006 10:04:38 PM
7/21/2006 10:10:12 PM
7/21/2006 11:11:01 PM
^hey, if you cant hear it, then you cant hear it. I cant really hear the difference myself .
7/23/2006 10:32:19 PM
i've bought 1 cd since 7th grade...project pat "layin the smack down"...in 7th grade i got the puff daddy cd
7/23/2006 11:01:51 PM
7/23/2006 11:46:27 PM
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060906-7676.html
9/7/2006 1:39:25 AM
russia aint no damn democracythey are going to align with china and try to fuck over the US but the US is too strong to let that happenthe US could and should fuck up a lot of countries
9/7/2006 2:36:09 AM
Facts about Allofmp3.com1) It is not "technically" illegal right now according to Russian law. They ARE paying for the music, just to the Russian Government. So in truth it's the Russian Government who isn't paying. 2) Artists in general make most of their money through merchandise and touring NOT cd sales. Only very powerful artist can haggle with the producers/riaa. This is a well known fact that has been proven time and time again. That's why I could care less about music and download it. If it's indie I'll buy it because most probably there isn't a torrent anyway and $8 won't kill me. 3) It's cheaper than itunes or anyone else and doesn't have ANY DRM which is a huge huge sell to me. They sell music how I think it should be. Not overpriced and restrictive. 4) It's Russian so I'm not giving them my CC info. sorry.
9/7/2006 8:06:48 AM
9/7/2006 8:16:18 AM
It's not illegal. Read the article. They are still using a loophole. They ARE paying for it but to the Russian Gov as is required by their law, not to the RIAA etc. There is law protecting rights of artists and in order to access those legally in russia you have to pay the russian media group which they are. [Edited on September 7, 2006 at 9:33 AM. Reason : wording.]
9/7/2006 9:31:31 AM
Current balance: $-0.46 Even if they do go down, I dont give a shit right now.^^^ 4.) They use a 3rd party CC processing company, so your CC# doesnt go to mother Russia
9/7/2006 10:33:36 AM
Anyone who pays allofmp3 are fucking morons. I have limewire, I can sort the quality of the songs I want, it takes about 30seconds to get a song. Why in gods name are you paying to break the law?And for those of you who thinks its legal, how about this. Video tape yourself paying and downloading from allofmp3, mail it to the RIAA with your complete name, SS# and address and see how long it takes them to sue your ass. Im gonna guess it wouldn't pretty fucking quick.
9/7/2006 2:48:48 PM
id rather pay a few cents to:easily pick my songknow that it wont have annoying static stuff that makes my speakers explodeknow that it is actually the correct songpick my formatpick my bitratehave integrated charts so i can browse songs instead of searching out a particular songetc...
9/7/2006 3:42:47 PM
I easily pick my songs too1 out of maybe 100 has staticAlways get the song I think I am gettingI can pick my formatI can choose which bitrateYou can browse stuff in other peoples librariesetc...YOU ARE AN IDIOT FOR PAYING FOR ILLEGAL SHIT THAT YOU CAN GET FOR FREE.Stop coming up with excuses to try and make yourself look like less of a moron.It would be like paying a small amount for some crack when you can walk over to the next block and get it from another black dude for free, all the time, whenever you want it.[Edited on September 7, 2006 at 5:37 PM. Reason : .]
9/7/2006 5:36:38 PM
its easier for me to find a songthats 1 more than i getthen you are luckysometimes, if they are availablesometimes, if they are availablethats annoyingyou are an idiot if you cant see the convienience that a few cents providesstop being angry that you are still using some stuff from the 90'sit would be like getting crack for free on a street that has a lot of police stings instead of paying a few cents and getting it on a safer street where you know the crack is exactly what you want[Edited on September 7, 2006 at 6:02 PM. Reason : .]
9/7/2006 6:01:49 PM
9/7/2006 6:35:32 PM
who cares if its illegal, the riaa isnt going after it
9/7/2006 6:42:42 PM
9/7/2006 6:44:53 PM
you dont get the same thing, its not as easy
9/7/2006 6:46:26 PM