sending music files...

joker_927 · 11-07-2003, 11:31 PM

Theorectically:

I live in CA; my friend lives in Florida.

There is this cool new band out! I actually LIKE supporting the band, so I go out and buy their cd.

I would like to introduce the band to my friend, but he's not gonna spend $20 for a CD of a band he hasn't heard.

Is there ANY legal way for me to let my friend preview the music? In any way.

I thought the original deal with mp3's was that you could make them and send them but they had to be deleted within 24hrs. Is this a real law?

Any other ideas?

thx

Bovon · 11-07-2003, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by joker_927
Is there ANY legal way for me to let my friend preview the music? In any way.

Legal?...sure, just package up that CD you bought, get him a gift card and send him the CD. There is no law (yet) that prohibits someone from buying someone else a CD.

Now.. before you think I didn't get your drift..sure I did, and there are several ways that I can come up with...but legal?..only one way!

Brainchild · 11-07-2003, 11:57 PM

Go to www.cdnow.com they usually have a preview of the first half of a CD.That's usually enough to tell if you will like the band enough to buy th CD.

No way to share it legally, no matter how you slice it

joker_927 · 11-08-2003, 12:07 AM

lol, cdnow doesn't even have the band listed.

Also searched for the Matrix: Revolutions soundtrack, and while they did sell it, there was no preview.

This is what I am mad about.

Guess it's time to go illegal.

Brainchild · 11-08-2003, 12:14 AM

Well see now I listen to stuff they have I guess, I rarely have a problem finding what I want.

Course I usually don't know about a new CD until it's 3 cut is on the radio