Usually I don't like to advertise "commercial" {sites|resources} but this time its something different. I'm talking about MagnaTune. What makes it "different"? Well, first of all it's an independent music store, sporting a lot of good music, I have to admit. But what makes it really interesting is the chance to download and/or listen to high quality full versions. The price you have to pay for that is a voice telling "this is track N of ablum X at Magnatune.com", but that's fine if you want to evaluate before you buy. And it's when you chose to buy that comes tha very very very nice part: you are free to make the price! Yes, there is no fixed price. You are free to decide how muce you want/can pay for the album you want to download in a range fro 5$ to 18$ or 4eur. tp 7eur. (50% of the price you pay will go straight to the band/singer). This way you will be able to download your music and share it with your friends. Yes, the license allows to make up to three copies of every CD you buy and give it to your friend.
Look, I'm not sayig those guys are the "good" guys. What I see is a different way of doing business. Being able to listen to the music before I buy will make me happier to pay the maximum if I find something good. That's the lesson majors should learn and understand, instead of complaining against peer-2-peer and losses!
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