mp3panda
CharlesSmith
http://mp3panda.com/
Is it safe and legal?
Lop-sided selection and disorganised (Prokofiev Saint-Saens is a
single composer), and you have to research many of the albums to find
out who is playing - but absurdly cheap and most files at 320kbps.
Charles
Kip Williams
The fact that it is absurdly cheap -- not just inexpensive or reasonably
priced, but about a nickel per track -- makes me suspect that despite
the page that says they pay royalties to the artists, they are in fact
too good to be true.
Kip W
Kip Williams
> Kip Williams <k...@rochester.rr.com> - Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:40:35 -0400:
>
>>> Is it safe and legal?
>> priced, but about a nickel per track -- makes me suspect that despite
>> the page that says they pay royalties to the artists, they are in fact
>> too good to be true.
>
> Registrant Name: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Organization: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Street1: Timiryazevskaya, 7
> Registrant City: Moscow
> Registrant Postal Code: 127422
> Registrant Country: RU
They seemed to indicate they were Russian on the page where they
mentioned royalties. I should have mentioned that.
Incidentally, some tracks come out to a lot less than a nickel. Without
actually trying to verify it by going through on a download, they appear
to offer Cyprien Katsaris playing all nine of the Beethoven-Liszt
symphonies for 67 cents. (And a hearty 'haw haw' for whoever quips that
this is still too much. Well done, sir! I bow to your mordant wit.)
Kip W
CharlesSmith
> Kip Williams <k...@rochester.rr.com> - Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:40:35 -0400:
>
>
> > priced, but about a nickel per track -- makes me suspect that despite
> > the page that says they pay royalties to the artists, they are in fact
> > too good to be true.
>
> Registrant Name: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Organization: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Street1: Timiryazevskaya, 7
> Registrant City: Moscow
> Registrant Postal Code: 127422
> Registrant Country: RU
>
That's the same as the contact address publicised on the web site,
which in itself is promising. But does the fact that they are Russian
permit them to get round copyright rules that would apply in the EU or
the US? And if so how would that place the downloader in those areas?
Charles
Ludwig
Basically a pirate operation. See links at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllOfMP3
for background.
CharlesSmith
wrote:
Yes, useful link. That article is about a different site, but mp3panda
seems to operate, if you read their legal page, under the same legal
'framework'. If I understand correctly the EU and US recording
industry have given up on legal action - presumeably can't be won
through the Russian courts.
So the predicted dire consequences for illegal downloaders evaporate
if they pay a few cents to a Russian intermediary, or so it seems.
Matthew�B.�Tepper
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> Kip Williams <k...@rochester.rr.com> - Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:40:35 -0400:
>
>> > Is it safe and legal?
>>
>> The fact that it is absurdly cheap -- not just inexpensive or reasonably
>> priced, but about a nickel per track -- makes me suspect that despite
>> the page that says they pay royalties to the artists, they are in fact
>> too good to be true.
>
> Registrant ID: COCCIE7-RU
> Registrant Name: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Organization: MUSICLINE LTD
> Registrant Street1: Timiryazevskaya, 7
> Registrant City: Moscow
> Registrant Postal Code: 127422
> Registrant Country: RU
>
> EM
I wonder when they'll claim to own the Melodiya catalogue.
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MP3 Obsession
> Has anyone used the mp3panda download service?http://mp3panda.com/
>
> Is it safe and legal?
> Lop-sided selection and disorganised (Prokofiev Saint-Saens is a
> single composer), and you have to research many of the albums to find
> out who is playing - but absurdly cheap and most files at 320kbps.
>
> Charles
MP3 Panda is safe and legal, check out a review of the site here:
http://www.mp3obsession.com/reviews/mp3panda/
Matthew�B.�Tepper
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> MP3 Panda is safe and legal,
Just like allofmp3.com?
Domain name: MP3PANDA.COM
Name Server: ns1.mp3panda.com 81.19.82.157
Name Server: ns2.mp3panda.com 89.188.115.250
Creation Date: 2008.07.31
Updated Date: 2008.12.02
Expiration Date: 2010.07.31
Status: DELEGATED
Registrant ID: COCCIE7-RU
Registrant Name: MUSICLINE LTD
Registrant Organization: MUSICLINE LTD
Registrant Street1: Timiryazevskaya, 7
Registrant City: Moscow
Registrant Postal Code: 127422
Registrant Country: RU
Administrative, Technical Contact
Contact ID: COCCIE7-RU
Contact Name: MUSICLINE LTD
Contact Organization: MUSICLINE LTD
Contact Street1: Timiryazevskaya, 7
Contact City: Moscow
Contact Postal Code: 127422
Contact Country: RU
Contact Phone: +7 495 9617119
Contact E-mail: off...@musicline.fm
Registrar: ANO Regional Network Information Center dba RU-CENTER
Last updated on 2009.09.04 18:30:51 MSK/MSD
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
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CharlesSmith
Thanks, yes. I decided it was safe and legal after the replies I
received to my original query. I joined up successfully with the
minimum $20 payment, and have used the system with no bother. However
I'm also persuaded that the copyright owners are getting nothing from
this service, so I've restricted my downloads to items that were a
struggle through normal channels.