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Downloading Mp3s After Paying a Fee. Is This Legal?
Self ^ | 10-11-2003 | Auggy

Posted on 10/11/2003 4:46:52 AM PDT by auggy

I paid $24.94 for unlimited downloads, for a lifetime. The company is Mp3downloadcity. Am I now safe to download mp3s?


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I paid $24.94 for unlimited downloads, for a lifetime. The company is Mp3downloadcity. Am I now safe to download mp3s? After reading the instructions, which I think is just alot of babble, I am still unable to understand how this works. The website has you to download Kazaa, then you start downloading like you always do. How does the recording industry know that I am a paid subscriber? Does it make any difference to them that I have paid to download mp3s. I am starting to question the legality of this, since I have been unable to contact them by email or any other way. It says on their website that they have a 30 money back guarantee, but they must recieve an email from you, before the 30 day time limit. The problem is, my emails keep coming back from them. Damien tells me, there is no route to host. Whatever that means.

Help from anyone, would be helpful.

1 posted on 10/11/2003 4:46:53 AM PDT by auggy
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2 posted on 10/11/2003 4:48:45 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: auggy
Document everything.

It seems shady to me.

(I use WinMX and Shareaza for my music downloads. To date, they're not being targeted by the RIAA. Download, burn, delete...that's the way I do it...)
3 posted on 10/11/2003 4:52:38 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Forth now, and fear no darkness!")
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To: auggy
Sounds like a scam to me. Unfortunately, you've probably also downloaded much spyware.
4 posted on 10/11/2003 4:54:33 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: auggy
Thats most definatly not legal.

Listen.com's rhapsody is the only way to go for legal music.
5 posted on 10/11/2003 4:54:39 AM PDT by toothless
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To: auggy
Methinks you got taken, to be frank. Can't swear to that...........but NEVER send money to just anyone over the Internet. If you can't get in touch with them, then call your credit card company.
6 posted on 10/11/2003 4:55:59 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: auggy
Roxio just released Napster 2.0. They made a deal with RIAA, so you pay to download, but it's perfectly legal.
7 posted on 10/11/2003 5:01:11 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo
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To: auggy
Oops, I stand corrected. Napster 2.0 is slated for release on the 29th.
8 posted on 10/11/2003 5:02:10 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo
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To: auggy; RightOnline
Your not the only unhappy one I see, a quick search turned up this:

And thus another person learns a cold, cruel lesson about life, the Internet and everything.

Of course I have no reason to believe that is any more legitimate. As 'RightOnline' said, contact your credit card company or whoever made the payment for you.

9 posted on 10/11/2003 5:04:31 AM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: ItsOurTimeNow; All
Anybody tried Earthstation5, any comments?
10 posted on 10/11/2003 5:07:09 AM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: auggy
Contact the FCC in person, better try to get a refund.
11 posted on 10/11/2003 5:09:59 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Texaggie79; Tennessee_Bob
Ya'll tried this one?
12 posted on 10/11/2003 5:10:32 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RightOnline
Thanks! I plan to call my credit card company today.
I was also unable to get any info from Google about this company. Seems like there just wasn't any.
Thanks again.
13 posted on 10/11/2003 5:13:53 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: StriperSniper
I tried EarthStation5 as well as Ares...there just weren't enough users sharing files for it to be worthwhile.

Both WinMX and Shareaza are 100% spyware free to boot.
14 posted on 10/11/2003 5:16:04 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Forth now, and fear no darkness!")
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To: ItsOurTimeNow
Thanks! I will look into those 2 companies. I plan to stop payment on my credit card.
15 posted on 10/11/2003 5:16:56 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: auggy
In order for the credit card to be charged they need a merchant account, can't your bank credit card force a credit as it's fraudulent?
16 posted on 10/11/2003 5:17:03 AM PDT by wiseone
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To: auggy
http://www.shareaza.com

http://www.winmx.com

Good luck, and happy downloading!
17 posted on 10/11/2003 5:22:33 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Forth now, and fear no darkness!")
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To: ItsOurTimeNow
Cool, thanks!

Unless I'm real lucky that someone has digitized what I'm looking for, I probably won't find it anyway. The last things I downloaded were from AudioGalaxy before the went away, after I even got in touch with the drummer from the band and he couldn't even find me a copy of what I wanted.

18 posted on 10/11/2003 5:22:51 AM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: rickmichaels
"Sounds like a scam to me. Unfortunately, you've probably also downloaded much spyware."

No, instead of downloading Kazaa, I went with Kazaa-Lite. Kazaa-Lite is just like Kazaa, but with no spyware.

I did at first download Kazaa. Then, did a scan with Pest Patrol. It found 130 spies, bugs or what ever, just in Kazaa. I deleted them all, then deleted Kazaa. That is one program you don't ever need to download.

19 posted on 10/11/2003 5:23:07 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: toothless
Thanks, Gummy, I mean Toothless. lol

I will try Listen.com
20 posted on 10/11/2003 5:25:27 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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