# Is AudioGalaxy working for you guys? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001 "2002-06-20T03:23:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrentLumkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/1 "2002-06-20T03:23:29Z")
For the past two days, AudioGalaxy has not been working for me. I go to the site, look up songs, and it doesn’t have any online at all. I can see them, it brings them up, but they are not there to download. All of the songs I have in my list to download, those aren’t working either. Does anyone know what is going on? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/2 "2002-06-20T03:43:01Z")
It’s dead. Kaput. Gone the way of Napster. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/3 "2002-06-20T03:49:07Z")
Myson found an article online this morning. They’ve come to an agreement with the RIAA. Have no idea where he found the article, but apparently it is GONE. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/4 "2002-06-20T03:51:10Z")
Damn. Thank goodness I saved all the songs I downloaded on my winamp. I thought I was just picking the wrong songs or something. Never dreamed they’d be kaput. RIP, AudioGalaxy. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/5 "2002-06-20T03:54:01Z")
I ended up uninstalling Audiogalaxy a couple of months ago for the same exact reasons… But at least I saved everything! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrentLumkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/6 "2002-06-20T04:05:05Z")
Holy crap, that is unreal. It was just working the day before yesterday! Call me crazy, but I really thought that AG would have been around for quite sometime! Damn, I’ve loved AG more than any of the others. It’s been faster for me, I’ve never had a song that I couldn’t find on there (and I’ve found MANY that I didn’t know existed by certain artists), and it was just my overall favorite. Oh well… …I guess it’s to KaZaA for me full time now! RIP AudioGalaxy, you were the best!!! ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/7 "2002-06-20T04:29:31Z")
There’s a version of Kazaa called Kazaa Lite, without all the spyware. It seems to work OK. Can’t remember where I found it, but maybe [http://www.downloads.com](http://www.downloads.com) ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/8 "2002-06-20T04:36:52Z")
There’s a version of Kazaa called Kazaa Lite, without all the spyware. It seems to work OK. Can’t remember where I found it, but maybe [http://www.downloads.com](http://www.downloads.com) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/9 "2002-06-20T04:46:02Z")
What is the best replacement for AG? Kazaa was mentioned here. What’s up with the attached spyware? Haj ---
**Author:** ![BrentLumkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/10 "2002-06-20T04:50:11Z")
Yeah, just what in the hell IS spyware anyhow? ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@DeepPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/11 "2002-06-20T06:00:41Z")
Spyware takes your info & gets you lots of spam, I’m sure someone can explain it better. If you get spam that addresses you personally, you’ve been spied. Some of this crap even watches where you go, I’ve heard, so it tracks what sites you go to. Supposedly, the latest KaZaA doesn’t have spyware. I got a site from a geek friend, (someone that knows what they’re doing with a computer, unlike me), I haven’t tried it yet. _link removed - Coldfire_ I tried KaZaA, apparantly, it’s better for video than music. Either that, or I like music no one else does?? ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/12 "2002-06-20T06:28:52Z")
The RIAA’s efforts are so futile. You only have to go to a - _legitimate_ - site like [http://www.downloads.com](http://www.downloads.com) and see the masses of p2p-type file sharing programmes available now. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/13 "2002-06-20T10:56:06Z")
Guys, debate the virtues of the RIAA all you want, but don’t post any direct links to applications that can be used for copyright infringement. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/14 "2002-06-20T14:17:40Z")
There’s a program called Further that allows for the trading of approved live shows- they mostly have live jam band stuff like Phish, Marley, Dead, DMB, etc… However, a lot of the shows are in SHN (Shorten) format. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/15 "2002-06-20T20:17:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > Guys, debate the virtues of the RIAA all you want, but don’t post any direct links to applications that can be used for copyright infringement. Not to be antagonistic or anything, but do you realize how broad that edict is? I mean, strictly speaking, I couldn’t post a direct link to a scanner driver because it “can be used for copyright infringement”… ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/16 "2002-06-20T20:37:58Z")
I remember a thread in the not-too-distant past which discussed some legitimate sources for downloading music, ones that are supported by the artists involved. I checked one of the sites out, it had a lot of more independant release, but I cannot for the life of me find it again. I also did a search for that original thread, and I can’t find it either. Can anybody help? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/17 "2002-06-20T20:46:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\* > Not to be antagonistic or anything, but do you realize how broad that edict is? I mean, strictly speaking, I couldn’t post a direct link to a scanner driver because it “can be used for copyright infringement”… \*\* Gah! It’s the **handy** argument! Let’s just suspend disbelief and pretend that **Coldfire** meant “any applications that are used almost exclusively for copyright infringement.” Everybody’s happy now (well, except for RIAA), right? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/18 "2002-06-20T20:49:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FlyingDragonFan \* > \*\*I remember a thread in the not-too-distant past which discussed some legitimate sources for downloading music, ones that are supported by the artists involved. I checked one of the sites out, it had a lot of more independant release, but I cannot for the life of me find it again. I also did a search for that original thread, and I can’t find it either. Can anybody help? \*\* Beats the heck out of me, but IIRC (and if they’re still around), I believe that [MP3.com](http://MP3.com) was pretty much entirely underground/independent artists. ---
**Author:** ![Ennui](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ennui/32/3396_2.png) [@Ennui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ennui)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/19 "2002-06-20T21:06:37Z")
_Not posting a link and not intending to raise anyones ire._ After napster I went to Kazaa but the spyware and the(at that time, may have changed) 128kbs compression limit left me looking for a replacement. After trying a few (includeing AG) I went with WinMX. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001/20 "2002-06-20T22:18:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KKBattousai \* > Beats the heck out of me, but IIRC (and if they’re still around), I believe that [MP3.com](http://MP3.com) was pretty much entirely underground/independent artists. It was similar to that, but not nearly so “commercial” looking, and easier to navigate. Rats! I was all set to actually sign up, and now I can’t figure out what it was. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-audiogalaxy-working-for-you-guys/115001.md?page=2)