# Online Music Sources besides iTunes? (Legal, not Kazaa) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 4, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715 "2004-01-04T23:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/1 "2004-01-04T23:44:01Z")
I know iTunes exists, but what I’m looking for is a subscription, download-all-you-want site with a decent selection. Do these exist? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/2 "2004-01-04T23:48:45Z")
I should have clarified. What I meant was a site with a monthly/yearly fee and unlimited d/ls. ---
**Author:** ![netscape\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/3 "2004-01-04T23:57:12Z")
What happen to live in Canada would you? because of the CD tax and a court ruling p2p downloads (but not uploads) in Canada are legal. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/4 "2004-01-05T00:04:09Z")
Nope, USA. I think in the long run, if I moved to Canada though, it would probably be more cost-effective. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/5 "2004-01-05T00:11:15Z")
AFAIK, there are no services that let you download all you want. If you want to just listen to tracks on your computer, for $10 a month you can stream as much of [Rhapsody](http://www.listen.com/) or [Napster](http://www.napster.com/) catalog as you want. Rhapsody offers $0.79/track burns for subscribers. Napster lets you download songs for $0.99/track or $9.95/album for burning, playing on your computer, or transfering to a portable device. ---
**Author:** ![netscape\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/6 "2004-01-05T00:38:50Z")
Been thinking about biting the ice cube and moving there myself since I heard about that. ---
**Author:** ![Headcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/7 "2004-01-05T01:09:56Z")
Kazaa isn’t illegal. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/8 "2004-01-05T02:51:38Z")
OK, but downloading copyrighted music using Kazaa (or the many similar programs) is. At least in the U.S. Yes, there are some legal uses for Kazaa, but I don’t think they’re very popular, and they’re not what the OP seemed to be referring to. I feel that saying Kazaa isn’t illegal is true, but it’s a technicality. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-sources-besides-itunes-legal-not-kazaa/222715/9 "2004-01-05T03:16:56Z")
[EMusic](http://www.emusic.com) used to have unlimited downloading for a monthly fee, but that changed a few months back, I believe due to licensing restrictions. The plans they now offer are: EMusic Basic: $9.99 per month/40 song downloads EMusic Plus: $14.99 per month/65 song downloads EMusic Premium: $19.99 per month/90 song downloads They have a good catalog, but are missing a lot of stuff. I liked them for finding lesser-known artists/tracks. They offer a trial subscription, so check it out and see if you like it.