Would you trust this site?

[remington69]

My friend is trying to convince me to download music from this site: http://www.mp3sugar.com/

It seems kind of shady to me. 10 cents a song?

I'll just stick to the old fashion way of buying music...by buying CDs.

 

[ElectricCrown]

Almost all of those 10 cent mp3 sites are based in Russia. I dont think its legal here.

 

[mrthrax]

stick with torrent spy possum,u cant go wrong!

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I really don't know, but I HATE music in mp3.

how do you sample bands before buying them?

 

[jpmuikku]

It's pirated stuff. Avoid.
If this would be a real Russian company, illegal downloads could be prevented. But I suspect that this company is actually based in Ukraine, where the problem won't go away. Label can't take legal action in Ukraine, because their copyright law doesn't mention mp3 as a format. Mp3 piracy = no crime.

 

[Carcassian]

how do you sample bands before buying them?

From the original band site, or by other clips.

Nothing wrong with tester mp3's, but the wholesale freeloading of MP3s makes me sick to the stomach.

Short Answer: these MP3 sites in Russia rip off the music and resell it due to the lack of copyright protection (or enforcement thereof) in Russia - therefore you might be able to claim utter gnorance if your PC gets inspected, but the artist won't be receiving and cash.

 

[jpmuikku]

Short Answer: these MP3 sites in Russia rip off the music and resell it due to the lack of copyright protection (or enforcement thereof) in Russia - therefore you might be able to claim utter gnorance if your PC gets inspected, but the artist won't be receiving and cash.

Actually our label "managed" to clear some piracy sites in Russian Federation when we licensed our titles to Russian labels. There's no easy solutions as ex-CIS states has some more pressing issues to deal with...

 

[Carcassian]

Actually our label "managed" to clear some piracy sites in Russian Federation when we licensed our titles to Russian labels. There's no easy solutions as ex-CIS states has some more pressing issues to deal with...

Yeah, sorry, that's what I was alluding to when I discussed the "enforcement thereof".

I reckon with crime as it is in the Russian states, someone profiting off .mp3 download sites is pretty much on the bottom of their list.

 

[metal_thrashing_kansan]

how do you sample bands before buying them?

the good old fashioned way. Word of mouth and radio. or, www.shareaza.com another free download site!!!