Where can I legally download songs from online music service if I am
not a US resident?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 14 Jul 2005 06:43 PDT

In what country are you a resident?

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Clarification of Question by pmohamad-ga on 14 Jul 2005 20:44 PDT

I am a citizen and a resident of Indonesia. I want to legally download
songs from online music service (like iTunes, Rhapsody)but they are
usually only for US residents. I've checked out sites like
www.thedownloadplace.com, but I'm not convinced if that's the solution
for me.

I would recommend allofmp3.com.

This site offers more than 300,000 tracks (or so they say!) but I must
admit they do have one of the widest selections of any online music
store that I have come across.

One of the great features of this site however is that you can not
only choose your desired file format (e.g. MP#, WMA, OGG etc.) but
also the encoding bitrate.

In addition, as a registered member you can listen to the FULL track
(at 24 kbps) prior to ordering. This is a feature offered by few
competing sites.

Tracks are priced according to size, format and bitrate with a 4
minute MP3 track at 192 kbps costing about US$0.10.

The site can be accessed from any jurisdiction and all major credit
cards are accepted. The minimum payment is US$10.

According to the legal information available on the website, the
company "pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of
the Russian Federation".

Like you, I am based in Asia so am unable to purchase tracks from
iTunes but allofmp3.com is arguably an even better alternative. The
choice of file formats is a major plus.

Most importantly, I have encountered no problems with online payments
and have received no spam whatsoever as a result of signing up for the
service.

And no, I have absolutely no financial interest in the site. I am
simply a satisfied customer!

I should add to the above that there have been several recent articles
regarding the legality of sites such as allofmp3.com.

If you are concerned, I would suggest that you check out the following:

http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.htm#Is%20using%20Allofmp3%20legal?

hello
how are u?
this is good online site:
www.danceage.com

Get a credit card with a billing address based in either the US or
Canada and have the card based in US or CAN fund and send the payments
over to a friend who lives there.....


I dunno, you might as well buy the CD...

I do not see any problems. Find any websites that provide legal
download for music, and contact your internet buying agent for
Indonesia:

http://www.cendrawasih.com

They will help you to register you to any websites that can be paid by
any credit cards, and you just transfer your money to local banks,
such as BCA, BII, etc.