# Anyone have My Music Inc.? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-my-music-inc/365839 "2006-07-24T16:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-my-music-inc/365839/1 "2006-07-24T16:32:36Z")
My better half is wanting to subscribe to My Music Inc. He went read the review of this site at [http://www.consumer-guides.to/musicdownloadreviews/](http://www.consumer-guides.to/musicdownloadreviews/), but I’d like to get some Doper opinions before I fork over my credit card number. Is it worth 35 bucks? Is it really only $35 for life, or will we end up paying other fees in the future? Is downloading fast? Is this site really legal? Yes, I read the Terms & Conditions. But I’m paranoid that it’s not completely legal from the Music Industry’s viewpoint. Sorry if I seem ignorant. It’s just that with music downloading sites like Napster, etc. being yanked for piracy, I don’t want to get into trouble. I’m a good girl, dang it! ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-my-music-inc/365839/2 "2006-07-24T18:23:18Z")
[QUOTE=Kitchen Wench] My better half is wanting to subscribe to My Music Inc. He went read the review of this site at [http://www.consumer-guides.to/musicdownloadreviews/](http://www.consumer-guides.to/musicdownloadreviews/), but I’d like to get some Doper opinions before I fork over my credit card number. Is it worth 35 bucks? Is it really only $35 for life, or will we end up paying other fees in the future? Is downloading fast? Is this site really legal? Yes, I read the Terms & Conditions. But I’m paranoid that it’s not completely legal from the Music Industry’s viewpoint. Sorry if I seem ignorant. It’s just that with music downloading sites like Napster, etc. being yanked for piracy, I don’t want to get into trouble. I’m a good girl, dang it! [/QUOTE] Reading the ‘legal’ link, it appears to be a filesharing program. Not a topic for discussion here. However, the third site listed, Real’s Rhapsody, is legitimate. I use it and think it’s worth the monthly fee. Downloads are fast if you have broadband. Napster, Rhapsody, and Yahoo all offer subscription music and I’m sure there are other sites as well. (and yes, Napster is now legal but of course it’s not free) Some people prefer to buy and own all their music. Other find the subscription services to be ok. For me, the sheer volume of music that I want to listen to makes buying it not a good idea. For $15/month I can load about 900 songs into my mp3 player. At 79 cents per track, that would cost $711. That will pay the subscription for almost 4 years. I suggest you try the free trial version of Rhapsody. You may like it. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-my-music-inc/365839/3 "2006-07-25T03:11:11Z")
\ From their _Legal_ section: > [@](#): > > How can I stay legal? > > Stay legal and avoid breaking the law. Quick steps to stay legal: > > Make sure there are no potentially infringing files in your shared folders - meaning only files that are in the public domain, for which you have permission to share or are available under pro-sharing licenses. > > Remove potentially misleading files names that might be confused with the name of an RIAA artist or song (e.g. “Usher” or “Madonna”) from your shared folder. > > Disable the “sharing” or “uploading” features on your search program to prevent other users on the network from getting copies of files on your computer. Music companies are focused on finding people who share thousands of files on their computers with the rest of the community. If you don’t share - you reduce the risk. It’s a file-sharing program. You’re no better off with this program than any of the other illegal options out there - unless you only share public domain files. Sorry, but I must close this. \