|
|
|
Exposing New Hip Hop Music Through Mixtapes
Hip Hop
Mixtapes are an excellent source of exposure for many up and
coming artists. in some cases they can make the difference
between super-stardom and obscurity. Good Mixtapes have the ability to shift the
scale towards the artist's...
File Sharing Guide: It's not the File Sharing Software: It's You!
Where’s the agreement? If you’re looking for free music downloads online you are literally jumping into shark infested waters. The music industry including the artists, writers and recording associations haven’t come to any sort of agreement yet...
How to Find Public Domain Content
One of the easiest places to find authoritative public domain content is ... your local used bookstore or library! True -- virtually everything contained in the books you'll find at these locations were protected by copyright. But ... it's also...
Structure Of A Successful Music Website
Ideally each page of your website should serve a specific purpose. The main purpose of the sales page for your cd is to sell the cd. If have a page with Google Adsense, the main purpose is to generate money by to get people to click on the...
Why are so many music sites making these mistakes?
The fundamentals of any site, especially music sites
(where the competition is harsh) is to 1) keep the
visitors and 2) for the visitors to find you. Most of the
methods listed have the other advantage of being search...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
File Sharing Guide: It's not the File Sharing Software: It's You!
Where’s the agreement?
If you’re looking for free music downloads online you are literally jumping into shark infested waters. The music industry including the artists, writers and recording associations haven’t come to any sort of agreement yet about what types of file sharing software should be allowed online.
While they are working to sort out the issues involved in making sure everyone gets paid without pissing off their fans, the many file sharing website continue to flourish. It seems that even lawsuits cannot stop the most aggressive file sharing networks.
So how did the music industry get here?
File Sharing Takes Off
File sharing software technology and the rapid adoption of the internet by their primary demographic, 18-49 year olds caught them off guard. Recording artists were so busy looking at ways to turn their CDs into mini DVDs with music videos, pictures, exclusive songs and custom promotions that they missed the file sharing monster growing online.
Now, one of the most progressive industries on the planet finds itself trying to catch up to 14 year olds who can distribute hundreds of free mp3 downloads online and wipe out millions of dollars in earned income.
While they are trying to figure it out, what should you do if you want to get free music downloads online? Read the find print on your file sharing service.
You don’t need a law degree to figure out that some people are using file sharing networks to avoid paying for the CD. So, basically, any type of file sharing software or file sharing network that talks about shields, no copyrights or unlimited downloads should
be avoided.
You stay on the right path by looking for sties that occasionally provide free mp3 files for their site visitors. The free music files are usually posted at the beginning of a site subscription, when new albums are looking for publicity, or the beginning of the month.
By getting your music from these types of sites that are open about their free mp3 downloads you are showing that you respect, and intend to comply with national copyright laws.
If you look at the types of consumers that have been targeted by the RIAA and other industry associations, it is their careless regard for music laws and download volume requirements that bring them to the attention of the legal authorities.
Sites are constantly in flux
Now, even if you intend to stay away from illegal downloads, you cannot simply trust the information from a particular websites. The status of the various file sharing networks are constantly changing as they go through the sue-counter sue-negotiation –settle with artists and musicians cycle.
Usually if a site is in the process of getting sued, you can find some type of legal information on their background by typing their name into any major search engine. Sometimes, they might even be bold and place copies of the lawsuit or other types of documents on their website regarding their status.
In either case, if you are in doubt, look around the site a bit before you start taking advantage of their free music download offers.
About the Author
This article may be freely distributed as long as there's an active link to http://www.rapidlingo.com
Syd Johnson
Editor
|
|
|
|
|
| Yahoo! Music - Internet Radio, Music Videos, Artists, Music News ... |
| Visitors may create a personal Internet radio station with Lauchcast and listen to music based on their own and other listener's tastes. |
| music.yahoo.com |
|
| All Music Guide |
| Comprehensive guide to recordings in every genre. Cross-indexed source of reviews, essays, and ratings; all available online, on in-store kiosks, ... |
| www.allmusic.com |
|
| MTV - Music Videos, Shows, Celebrity News, Movies, Games, and Photos |
| MTV is the ultimate destination for music and pop culture. We have the latest music videos, band info, entertainment news, photos, album previews, ... |
| www.mtv.com |
|
| Music Videos, Songs, Internet Radio, Free Music Downloads - AOL Music |
| Offers music news, artist bios, discographies, photo galleries, downloads and videos. Covers multiple music genres. |
| music.aol.com |
|
| MSN - Music: Home |
| http://music.msn.com/music/newthisweek;new this week;Gwen Stefani's "The ... Mary J. Blige takes home most honors at Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas ... |
| music.msn.com |
|
| Free MP3 music downloads - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads ... |
| Download.com Music is your source for legal and free MP3 downloads. Download MP3s from thousands of artists. |
| music.download.com |
|
| MySpace |
| Progressive / Alternative / Indie. MySpace Music Video Fresh Pick: Bloodlined Calligraphy (Last Goodbye). Rock the Bells Hip Hop USA Tour (Nov 11-Dec 22) ... |
| www.myspace.com |
|
| College Music Society |
| It is a consortium of colleges, conservatories, universities, and independent musicians and scholars. Dedicated to gathering, considering, and disseminating ... |
| www.music.org |
|
| Apple - iPod + iTunes |
| Complete line of flash memory and hard drive-based music, video, and media content players. Includes technical specifications, video clips, interactive demo ... |
| www.apple.com |
|
| Music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| Music theory, within this realm, is studied with the pre-supposition that music is ... Amateur musicians compose and perform music for their own pleasure, ... |
| en.wikipedia.org |
|
| Worldwide Internet Music Resources |
| Categorized links to musicians and ensembles, composers, research sources by musical topic, the business of music, and performance-related subjects ... |
| www.music.indiana.edu |
|
| BBC - Music |
| Vote in 6 Music's roundup of the best singles of 2006! ... The Man In Black - a true American icon, and one of the giants of country music. ... |
| www.bbc.co.uk |
|
| Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio |
| Pandora is the music discovery service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom internet radio stations, ... |
| www.pandora.com |
|
| Yahoo! Music UK - Free Music Videos, Internet Radio, Music Charts ... |
| The latest official UK music charts, talent and music industry news and special areas. Includes chart commentary and music news round up. |
| uk.launch.yahoo.com |
|
| Napster |
| Add Music to Your IM, Email and Web Pages ... To see the terms for our Music Store and Subscription Service, click HERE. © 2003-2006, Napster, LLC. ... |
| www.napster.com |
|
| Read About Music News, Billboard Charts, Music Videos & Ringtones ... |
| Billboard.com is the music entertainment industry source for music news, information, and the popular Billboard Music Charts. |
| www.billboard.com |
|
| Lycos Music - Music Home |
| Comprehensive search engine by Lycos. Site also has news, reviews and information on players, encoders and rippers. |
| music.lycos.com |
|
| Welcome - Music India OnLine |
| Has a large collection of music and songs classified by type, language and region. All downloads are streamed through RealAudio. |
| www.musicindiaonline.com |
|
| calendarlive.com - MUSIC |
| Concerts, album reviews, pop, jazz and classical music news from the Los Angeles Times. |
| www.calendarlive.com |
|
| CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES - CLASSICAL MUSIC |
| Contains thousands of classical music files in MIDI format as well as live recordings. New contributions are solicited. A search engine is included. |
| www.classicalarchives.com |
|
|