I'm assuming you are using this site: http://music.download.com/?tag=navtab . You do not need to have an account to download music, only if you are an artist who wants to upload their songs. Find the song or artist you're looking for and see if they have any free songs. You can only download certain songs that have a "download free mp3" button next to them. This should open a download window. I hope this answers your question!-V.
simple question. how do you get started to download free music? i am on cnet/download.com, i have registered, but i can not figure out how to download the music (do not find a download button or any instructions).

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