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Legal alternatives to file sharing
- Overview
- Top 3 ways to ensure compliance with the law
- How can I be identified as sharing files?
- File sharing - Frequently-asked questions
Legal alternatives for online music & media
File sharing may be tempting because you love music but you’re on a budget. Perhaps you want to check out a song, album or movie before you purchase it. However, the consequences to illegal file sharing are very real and potentially severe. Luckily, there are some free legal alternatives. Check out the list of resources below:
Last.fm: the social music revolution (www.last.fm)
An Internet radio and music community website, including a music recommendation system which learns what kind of music you like.
Pandora: the Music Genome Project (www.pandora.com)
An Internet radio and music recommendation service created by the Music Genome Project that allows you to search for a song or artist that you like and plays similar music.
Hulu (www.hulu.com)
Started by NBC Universal and News Corp, Hulu is a website where you can stream free, high-quality video of TV shows, movies, and video clips. This service offers videos from NBC, Fox, Comedy Central, PBS, USA Network, Bravo, Fuel TV, FX, Sci Fi, Style, Sundance, G4, and Oxygen… and the selection is growing!
SHOUTcast (www.shoutcast.com)
An collection of online radio stations.
Live365 (www.live365.com)
An Internet radio network where you can create your own radio station or search for stations that play a particular song or artist.
Recording Industry Association of America (www.riaa.com)
The trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Visit this site to learn where to get music online without breaking the law.
Do you want to add to this list? Email dmcagent@yale.edu with suggestions!
