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cleanup · Jul 15, 2005, 05:38 PM

Well? I voted no, it's too expensive.

Flip500 · Jul 16, 2005, 01:34 AM

It's great if you buy by ALBUM NOT SONG! otherwise it is really expensive.

TomR · Jul 16, 2005, 06:57 AM

I think the store is just fine. I don't think .99 cents is too much for a song, I don't buy full albums unless I like at least 3/4ths of the songs on it and that's rare anymore.

I have not been able to find several songs though so far that I want:

"Hollywood" by Thin Lizzy

"Jungle love" by Steve Miller

Just to name several. I wonder why?

Other then that I like the store.

Tom

cleanup · Jul 16, 2005, 07:11 AM

Well, perhaps I only think it's expensive because I pay a fraction of that per song. I pay about five to ten cents per song, with my preferred format and bitrate, and no DRM restrictions.

Where I shop, they have Thin Lizzy: link. Bunch of albums. Dunno which has Hollywood.

They also have Jungle Love by Steve Miller on four of his Greatest Hits albums. Here's one: link.

It costs 2 cents a megabyte. That's why I think the iTunes Music Store is expensive.

By the way, the cost for the entire The Very Best of The Steve Miller Band album is $1.78, at 192 kbps encoding (for any format). If you prefer 128 AAC, the cost will be even less.

TomR · Jul 16, 2005, 07:22 AM

Thanks for the link! I appreciate it.

Tom

lavar78 · Jul 16, 2005, 10:46 PM

Of course, the legality of AllofMP3 is still in question.

AC Rempt · Jul 16, 2005, 11:51 PM

Expensive? I used to buy 45s for a $1.50 back in 1980! 99 cents is a deal as far as I'm concerned.

Spoiled rotten kids . . .

Randman · Jul 17, 2005, 12:08 AM

I had practically stopped buying CDs but I've bought more in the iTMS than I had in the past couple of years combined.

Flip500 · Jul 17, 2005, 12:37 AM

I've started to buy the full albums off iTunes so it's like yourl local Record Store... online.... yeah... that was stupid but I've been playing AA for hours and I just poured about 40-50 grams of sugar in to a glass of coke that already contained 42 grams... so i'm jumpy, bye...

Andy8 · Jul 17, 2005, 01:12 AM

I would use it if it was available in Hong Kong.

Do you have to have a USD credit card to use the store in usa?

cleanup · Jul 17, 2005, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by lavar78

Of course, the legality of AllofMP3 is still in question.

This is from their FAQ:

Is it legal to download music from site AllOFMP3.com?

All the materials in the MediaServices projects are available for distribution through Internet according to license # LS-3М-05-03 of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society. Under the license terms, MediaServices pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". All the materials are available solely for personal use and must not be used for further distribution, resale or broadcasting.

Users are responsible for any usage and distribution of all materials received from AllOFMP3.com. This responsibility depends on the local legislation of each user's country of residence. AllOFMP3.com's Administration does not keep up with the laws of different countries and is not responsible the actions of non-Russian users.

My interpretation of that is that they're allowed to sell/distribute the materials through the Internet but in no other way. Their responsibility ends there, as the material is in the consumer's hands now.

Russia's copyright policies clearly aren't as restrictive as North America's or the UK's.

Originally Posted by Andy8

I would use it if it was available in Hong Kong.

Do you have to have a USD credit card to use the store in usa?

Yep, sorry. Unless you can find an extremely good friend in the U.S. who is willing to buy music for you, you're out of luck until Apple brings the iTunes Music Store to China.

Randman · Jul 17, 2005, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Andy8

Do you have to have a USD credit card to use the store in usa?

Yes.

lavar78 · Jul 17, 2005, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by cleanup

My interpretation of that is that they're allowed to sell/distribute the materials through the Internet but in no other way. Their responsibility ends there, as the material is in the consumer's hands now.

Russia's copyright policies clearly aren't as restrictive as North America's or the UK's.

Well, the fact that they're the only music store that sells albums by the Beatles suggests something isn't quite right.

LeeG · Jul 17, 2005, 01:24 PM

I spend more on a soda at lunch. $.99 is fine by me, and I don't have to buy all the other useless garbage on the album - just the song(s) I want.

L

turtle777 · Jul 18, 2005, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

Of course, the legality of AllofMP3 is still in question.

In question ?

No, it's not. They are NOT allowed to sell outside Russia, but they still do. They are operating off a loophole in the Russian law. And Russia is doing sh!t about it, why would they ? They are all run by the mafia anyways...

-t

JMII · Jul 19, 2005, 11:34 AM

I use the iTMS, I rarely enjoy every song on an album so buying per track is fine for me. I do wish older stuff was only $0.75 since older CDs at my local record store are cheaper. You only pay full price for the lastest and greatest... same goes for DVDs so why not the iTMS?