Comments on: Russian ‘Legal’ Music Services offer More ‘Bang-for-Buck’

By: shawners

shawners — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I even got more bang for the buck. Been using it for a few years now. I paid one time at the beginning ten dollars. Credit card. My card never got charged any other time even though some of the zeropaid users said it was a scandle or they will charge your card again and crap. Then i downloaded an app from their site. I was uploading wav files and flac albums that they didnt have on their site. I got twice as much upload credit per megabyte. So i could download 192variable or 220lame and get even more value. I liked it since i could get alot of singles/european and remixes. Different stuff i couldnt find elsewhere. I uploaded around 300.00 of stuff and have 9.89 in credit still left. You can change the file extension before downloading so no one sees that your downloading music. No DRM what so ever. IF you did pay service. This be the one to get.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I agree i have used this service several times in the past to test claims of fraud but nothing EVER happened. But then again im sure my membership is just a drop in the bucket.

By: cjules13

cjules13 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I tried it too and was happy.

By: Christoph

Christoph — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Its realy good and should become legal….

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Why would you bother paying for music to download if it wasnt legal anyways? Thats like paying a guy for the priveledge to rob a 7-11. You might as well use just break out your favorite P2P application and downlaod it yourself minus the middleman.

By: Gamer8585

Gamer8585 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I was just thinking the same thing Soulxtc.
However it is also good to show the RIAA BPI CRIAA IFPI etc. that even if there is a free alternitive people will pay for media thats reasonably piced and not locked down with that fair use sodomy known as DRM.

By: teto

teto — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Working against the recording industry is hard work. Funding helps alot to fund things like copy protection ignoring CD rippers and burners and other hardware and also to give people more time defending against the army of lawyers condemning them into the same category as Stalin and Usama and stuff. Money can also pay for positive media coverage film equipment time and trouble and distribution. I can understand paying $10 for that and not to mention getting a fat pipeline for downloading. Of course not everyone can pay for their information but those who can I don’t hold any disrespect for because they’re funding the champions of freedom however corrupt those champions of freedom may be.

By: statusquo80

statusquo80 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

i have a very good response to the question “Why would you bother paying for music to download if it wasnt legal anyways?”

I use this service because I am willing to buy music at a reasonable price. What I am not willing to do is pay $15+ for a CD. If the recording industry would lower price to $5 or under I bet you music sales would go up and p2p usage would go down. If the RIAA sees many people are willing to pay for music instead of stealing it perhaps they will lower prices. I would much rather buy a CD then download a low quality mp3.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Download a low quality mp3? Where you getting your stuff from? OINK accepts nothing less than 192 with everything usually in the 256 to 520 KB/S range.

Teto makes a decent point about the money going to support the operations but I have a feeling that these guys are cruisin around in Mazaratis after they pay off the Russian mob I mean come on now a Russian lawyer and Russian media are oxymorons. I’d like to see who would listen to them in Russia.

I just cant belive somebody would pay cold cash to break the law anyways. I mean I could set up a service where I charge you a dime a tune but that dont make it any more legal for either of us.

By: riaasuckz

riaasuckz — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Considering that it is LEGAL in Russia where the service is offered it is technically a legal service despite that USA and other governments outlaw their activity.