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Is Spiral Frog and we7, or similar sites legal?

by Ms.Gadgettes Oct 7, 2007 12:40PM PDT

I'm working on a project, I would like to incorporate some songs into this project. I don't have to use music, but it would be a lot better if I could.

The only thing is that I don't listen to the music that I will be downloading, it is current music and stuff that I'm looking for. So, I would like to save the money on buying it if I can, but I would also like for it to be legal.

I've been reading about sites like Spiral Frog and WE7, are these legal? I'm not sure if there are any options, these are the two I've been reading.


Also, do I have to download anything to use them?


Thanks so much!

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Yes...
by John.Wilkinson Oct 7, 2007 1:38PM PDT

W7 is one I'm not familiar with, but SpiralFrog is indeed legal and legitimate, with the songs licensed directly from Universal, EMI, etc. The catch, though, is that you must fill out surveys to renew the licenses monthly and the WMA songs are protected with DRM so you cannot burn them, transfer them to an iPod, etc. Depending on your project it may or may not be acceptable. Also, to download you do have to download/install their custom download manager, which requires Windows XP/Vista and WMP10/11.

Hope this helps,
John

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Sounds great, just what I need
by Ms.Gadgettes Oct 8, 2007 3:54PM PDT

This should work perfectly for what I need it for.


When you say you cannot put it on an iPod, do you mean that specifically, or for MP3 players in general? I would like to put it on my player that has portable speakers, but if I can't I guess I can always bring the laptop.


Thanks again!

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Specific MP3 players...
by John.Wilkinson Oct 9, 2007 10:44AM PDT

Since the songs are utilizing Microsoft's DRM technology the MP3 player must be supportive of the copy protection in order to play it. iPods don't support the format, and neither do Microsoft's own Zune players, which is somewhat shocking and disturbing. However, you can transfer the songs to any two MP3 players which support the WMA DRM format, usually identified by the PlaysForSure label.

Hope this helps,
John

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I think mine does Play For Sure
by Ms.Gadgettes Oct 11, 2007 3:50PM PDT

I guess I will see what happens.


Thanks for the help!

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