[Dixielandjazz] New "free" legit download site contains OKOM!

[BillSargentDrums at aol.com]

All the songs are DRM (protected by Digital Rights Management) . . .  meaning 
they expire and are useless unless you maintain your "membership" which,  in 
this case is logging in with the computer that contains the songs and the  
download program.
 
Now there is conversion software out there that MAY be able to help  you 
convert these file sand free them up, but that's another post and research  effort.
 
Translation, you can't use these songs as freely as you may think or burn  
them to CDs.
 
Bill
 
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Mad Dog wrote:
 
 <<http://www.spiralfrog.com

If this has not been posted  by someone already.

It is the free download site now out of Beta testing,  but I think still 
with a few bugs in the download process. Amazingly under  jazz (On the 
main jazz page look for the VERY small link to "Other" or  complete 
listing.) it contains several sub genres covering swing, big band,  
dixieland, etc.

This is a legal site that is paying the producers, or  artists, or 
independent labels (they are actively soliciting artists and  producers 
to offer their products like the pay sites.) themselves and  downloading 
a good number of their listed albums for free.  How long it  will last is 
anyone's guess. I have skipped downloading too many days  already, but it 
is still up and running and adding more albums or  tracks!

All download songs or albums are clearly marked. On the main or  first 
jazz page, before you get to the sub categories, are a couple of Diane  
Krull albums for example.  Lots to explore. Click all links if you  dare. 
No credit cards required. Advertising pays the bills.

You  doesn't pay your money, but you takes your chances. This is the site  
mentioned on the business page of USA Today a couple weeks ago now. It  
can't be all bad.>>



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