# Downloading music **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 28, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864 "2002-08-28T01:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AboveAverage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AboveAverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboveAverage)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/1 "2002-08-28T01:46:52Z")
I’m sure this has been asked a dozen times but where’s the best place to download music for free? ---
**Author:** ![Blackhawkeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@Blackhawkeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackhawkeye)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/2 "2002-08-28T01:48:19Z")
[www.slsk.org](http://www.slsk.org) ---
**Author:** ![Tweak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@Tweak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tweak)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/3 "2002-08-28T01:55:32Z")
[www.winmx.com](http://www.winmx.com) Best Program for downloading Music just like Napster. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/4 "2002-08-28T02:52:34Z")
And lockdown in 5 4 3 2… ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/5 "2002-08-28T03:17:08Z")
Not all music downloading is illegal. He didn’t ask for illegal music exchanges. That is a wicked pet peeve of mine since someone else jumped in and accused me of illegal file swapping when I was referring to my husband’s music, which is on a legal fileshare system/streaming audio site. He/she asked for SITES, not file swapping software. They are two different things. [http://www.soundclick.com](http://www.soundclick.com) is a site with LOADS of unsigned artists and many signed ones, as well, that offers music for download or streaming listening. Free and legal. [http://www.mp3.com](http://www.mp3.com) offers music for free download and by subscription. [http://www.iuma.com](http://www.iuma.com) is another independent artist site that has loads of music for legal download. [pet peeve]No need to assume the worst of people, folks. Leave the moderating to the mods. [/pet peeve] ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/6 "2002-08-28T03:41:26Z")
Duplicate GQ thread already locked by Bibliophage. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=132771](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=132771) ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/7 "2002-08-28T03:45:37Z")
I hear that there is some kickass program called “Link Deleted.” ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-music/125864/8 "2002-08-28T17:06:49Z")
Zette makes a good point and thank you for speaking up, my dear. We do try to differentiate between that which is permissible and that which is violative of copyright. At the same time, “Above Average” is crossposting and that’s not allowed on this site. So this one is closed. your humble TubaDiva Administrator