[Gllug] Warning: copy control CD

[Wulf Forrester-Barker]

Pete <pdr at pdr.cx> wrote:

> In fact I'm going to suggest you do something "immoral" (well,
illegal
> anyway): copy it to mp3 format.... See also anti-monopoly-recording-
> industry labels.... Not quite "free music" but better than the
alternative.

At the end of December I got another copy of Linux Format through the
door and noticed that one of the items on the coverdisk was a Linux
version of the EMusic.com downloader. I followed it up and have since
become a satisfied customer of Emusic - a wide (though admittedly far
from exhaustive) catalogue of music that I am free to download in MP3
format. The artist (and label) still get a cut and have agreed to the
transaction; I get more than enough music without the ecological
disaster of unnecessary packaging.

It's not open source, and there's a lot of tracks it doesn't have, but
I find a monthly investment of $9.99 a reasonable price for the service;
I've certainly added much more music to my collection in a couple of
months than I did throughout all of last year, for much less money and
all 100% above board and legal.

Worth checking out, and not just because you can get a Linux version of
the downloader software.

Wulf



wulf.f-b at uhl.nhs.uk 

**********************************************************************
DISCLAIMER:

Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and
not necessarily the Trust. This email and any files transmitted with
it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual
or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorised disclosure of
the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.

The contents of this email may contain software viruses which could
damage your own computer system. Whilst we have taken every
reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability
for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses.
You should therefore carry out your own virus checks before opening
the attachment.

If you have received this email in error please notify the sender or
postmaster at uhl.nhs.uk. Please then delete this email.

University Hospital Lewisham
Tel: 020 8333 3000
Web: http://www.lewisham.nhs.uk/
**********************************************************************


-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at linux.co.uk
http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug