File sharing may be tempting because you love music but you’re on a budget. Perhaps you want to check out a song, album or movie before you purchase it. However, the consequences to illegal file sharing are very real and potentially severe. Luckily, there are some free legal alternatives. Check out the list of resources below:
QTRAX: Free and legal music downloads (www.qtrax.com)
Qtrax is the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) digital music site. Music lovers can discover new music and legally download full-length, high-quality versions of their favorite songs while compensating both the artists and the record labels through non-intrusive and relevant advertising.
imeem is a social network that enables users to discover, interact and express themselves
with media, including music, video and photos, and form connections based on shared tastes and interests.
iLike is the Web's leading social music discovery service that helps people share music recommendations, playlists, and personalized concert alerts.
An Internet radio and music recommendation service created by the Music Genome Project that allows you to search for a song or artist that you like and plays similar music.
Started by NBC Universal and News Corp, Hulu is a website where you can stream free, high-quality video of TV shows, movies, and video clips. This service offers videos from NBC, Fox, Comedy Central, PBS, USA Network, Bravo, Fuel TV, FX, Sci Fi, Style, Sundance, G4, and Oxygen… and the selection is growing!
Last.fm: the social music revolution (www.last.fm)
An Internet radio and music community website, including a music recommendation system which learns what kind of music you like.
An collection of online radio stations.
An Internet radio network where you can create your own radio station or search for stations that play a particular song or artist.
Click here for an additional list of legal downloading alternatives maintained by Educause.
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