A legal music downloading service that works on Linux

[Russell McOrmond]

Illusha Nokhrin wrote:
> I believe that eMusic offers DRM-free downloads, and does not require 
> you to install anything on your computer. They do have a download 
> manager, but as far as I know, that is an optional download.

   I am an eMusic customer.  I don't trust the download managers from 
these services given they are non-FLOSS and aren't native Linux, so use 
it entirely in the browser.  They recently sent me a survey, and I 
listed DRM-free and vendor-neutral software interface as the primary 
reason I am a customer of their service.


   I know this isn't a major concern for most people, but be careful of 
just downloading Windows apps and using them under Wine.  This all 
counts towards statistics which are used against us, claiming that there 
are a smaller number of us than there really are.  They then use these 
false statistics to lobby governments to change the law to harm us.

   We need to, wherever possible, stand proud and be counted!

Correcting misinformation "statistics" from BSA/CAAST whenever we see 
it.  http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/3956

   The made-up BSA/CAAST numbers are often used to justify radical 
changes to copyright law which will make choosing Linux and other FLOSS 
that much harder.  The most influential factor in the BSA/CAAST study 
methodology is actually their "estimate" of the number of people using 
Linux, OpenOffice.org and other FLOSS applications.



Revoking freedom of choice from operating system and other software 
vendors consistent with intent of anti-circumvention policy
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/3935


-- 
  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
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   portable media player from my cold dead hands!"