I have a question for all those reading my blog, and it pertains to music. Is it legal for this music site/blog to post links to downloads for the music they speak about in their articles? I know the site is quite popular and has been around a while and has never run into trouble... I just dont understand how people like Kevin Cogill can get into legal trouble for sharing music, and then sites like this can have no trouble. Not to get my wrong, I love free music and music blogs, but often times I wonder if I am breaking the law in some way. Until then, I think I will stick with http://www.hypem.com/. I highly recomend checking it out, it offers a way to build a playlist and find new music without wondering if you doing something that isnt permitted. Hypem, or the Hype Machine, does not allow the user to download the music they place on their playlist but it is a portal to millions of other music blogs (under each song is an article that discusses the song, the blogs vary) where one can find the links to the download for the song. In addition, it allows you to have a playlist you can access from any computer, unlike things like iTunes which are specific to private computers, so you can remember the names of the songs you found. This eliminates the annoying possibility of remembering a song, but not remembering the name of the artist or song. We all hate when we really want to download (..or buy) a song that we cant specifically remember any defining characteristics about. Hypem prevents this from happening while allowing you to enjoy music without the question of whether what you are doing is legal or not.
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It's illegal for anyone to upload the music to the internet - if they can post links to the download sites, I don't know.
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