Comments on: How I tried (and failed at) legally buying music in Germany http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/ [The Waving Cat: 'cause it's good luck AND shiny plastic] Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:51:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Moritz http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-54586 Moritz Mon, 26 May 2008 11:52:56 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-54586 ...this is why you all should check out www.jamendo.com Here you will get more than 9.000 Albums for free and legal download. Jamendo is the largest music platform worldwide which offers music licensed through Creative Commons. You can download as much as you want and you don't even need to register. Ok...you won't find the new Gnarls Barkley...but there is tons of music which is interesting anyways. …this is why you all should check out http://www.jamendo.com
Here you will get more than 9.000 Albums for free and legal download.
Jamendo is the largest music platform worldwide which offers music licensed through Creative Commons. You can download as much as you want and you don’t even need to register.
Ok…you won’t find the new Gnarls Barkley…but there is tons of music which is interesting anyways.

]]> By: r3lite http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53684 r3lite Sun, 11 May 2008 16:52:29 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53684 Na ja... scheint mir alles etwas konstruiert. Die ersten beiden Möglichkeiten wären zumindest möglich und machbar gewesen, wurden aber "abgebrochen" mit jeweils fadenscheinigen Erklärungen (sonst hätte dieser Artikel ja nicht erscheinen können). Damit wir uns nicht falsch verstehen: DRM ist scheisse, aber bei 7digital nicht zu kaufen, weil man da sonst evtl. versehentlich einen Newslette abonniert (man wird nicht gezwungen) ist lächerlich. Aber hauptsache, man hat was zu meckern und kann auf die böse und unfähige Musikindustrie einschlagen, nicht? Na ja… scheint mir alles etwas konstruiert. Die ersten beiden Möglichkeiten wären zumindest möglich und machbar gewesen, wurden aber “abgebrochen” mit jeweils fadenscheinigen Erklärungen (sonst hätte dieser Artikel ja nicht erscheinen können). Damit wir uns nicht falsch verstehen: DRM ist scheisse, aber bei 7digital nicht zu kaufen, weil man da sonst evtl. versehentlich einen Newslette abonniert (man wird nicht gezwungen) ist lächerlich. Aber hauptsache, man hat was zu meckern und kann auf die böse und unfähige Musikindustrie einschlagen, nicht?

]]> By: Mit freier Musik - Roberts Kolumne http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53562 Mit freier Musik - Roberts Kolumne Fri, 09 May 2008 22:55:08 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53562 [...] Wer braucht so etwas? Gesellschaft Zitat des Tages (Lokale) Kultur … wäre das nicht passiert: How I tried (and failed at) legally buying music in Germany. In diesem Artikel lässt sich der Autor Peter Bihr über die Unmöglichkeit des legalen Erwerbs eines [...] [...] Wer braucht so etwas? Gesellschaft Zitat des Tages (Lokale) Kultur … wäre das nicht passiert: How I tried (and failed at) legally buying music in Germany. In diesem Artikel lässt sich der Autor Peter Bihr über die Unmöglichkeit des legalen Erwerbs eines [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53363 Anonymous Wed, 07 May 2008 21:17:39 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53363 I am a German student currently living in the UK, got a itunes account for their store. Which doesnt work in Germany, because I used a British Visa card. So itunes store doesnt work for me in Germany, very useless. Sure there are other alternatives, but why make something legal so complicated? The music I listen to is mostly underground metal so also very hard to find in the first place. Thank god for rapidshare :) I am a German student currently living in the UK, got a itunes account for their store. Which doesnt work in Germany, because I used a British Visa card. So itunes store doesnt work for me in Germany, very useless.
Sure there are other alternatives, but why make something legal so complicated?
The music I listen to is mostly underground metal so also very hard to find in the first place.
Thank god for rapidshare :)

]]> By: Peter Bihr http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53327 Peter Bihr Wed, 07 May 2008 10:17:01 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53327 @Anonymous No.1: I could just go and get the CD. However, I won't, for two reasons: 1.) I move quite frequently, and have lived abroad several times. CDs are the first thing NOT to take along because they are too bulky. So while I enjoy CDs, mostly purely because they are physical objects, I find them highly impractical. 2.) In Germany, format and time shifting - better known as "ripping your CD" - is legally very problematic. If for example there is a copy protection of any sort on a CD, it's illegal to circumvent this copy protection. And in case you're wondering: Yes, that's even if you legally bought the CD and will not share it with anyone. The argument behind this (pretty dumb) law is that even if you pay for the music, you don't own it, but only purchase the right to use the CD in certain ways which are laid out by the music label. Copying a CD to your iPod is not usually one of these ways. To cut a long story short: Even if you buy a music CD, chances are it's illegal to put that music on your mp3 player. In general, I think it should be the customers' choice in which format they prefer to buy and consume their music. It's really a matter of service & choice. @Anonymous No.1: I could just go and get the CD. However, I won’t, for two reasons:

1.) I move quite frequently, and have lived abroad several times. CDs are the first thing NOT to take along because they are too bulky. So while I enjoy CDs, mostly purely because they are physical objects, I find them highly impractical.

2.) In Germany, format and time shifting – better known as “ripping your CD” – is legally very problematic. If for example there is a copy protection of any sort on a CD, it’s illegal to circumvent this copy protection. And in case you’re wondering: Yes, that’s even if you legally bought the CD and will not share it with anyone. The argument behind this (pretty dumb) law is that even if you pay for the music, you don’t own it, but only purchase the right to use the CD in certain ways which are laid out by the music label. Copying a CD to your iPod is not usually one of these ways. To cut a long story short: Even if you buy a music CD, chances are it’s illegal to put that music on your mp3 player.

In general, I think it should be the customers’ choice in which format they prefer to buy and consume their music. It’s really a matter of service & choice.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53291 Anonymous Tue, 06 May 2008 22:02:09 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53291 hahaaah mike... wtf right hahaaah mike… wtf right

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53290 Anonymous Tue, 06 May 2008 22:01:51 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53290 u could just go get the cd u could just go get the cd

]]> By: MIKE http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53289 MIKE Tue, 06 May 2008 22:01:44 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53289 wait, people actually pay for music? wait, people actually pay for music?

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]]> By: How I tried (and failed at) legally buying digital music « Stefon’s Blog http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-53268 How I tried (and failed at) legally buying digital music « Stefon’s Blog Tue, 06 May 2008 14:20:44 +0000 http://www.thewavingcat.com/2008/05/05/how-i-tried-and-failed-at-legally-buying-music-in-germany/#comment-53268 [...] This report is brought to you by www.thewavingcat.com. [...] [...] This report is brought to you by http://www.thewavingcat.com. [...]

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