Amazon begins selling digital music downloads
Amazon.com launched its digital music store on Tuesday (Sept. 25) with almost 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying. The store is called “Amazon MP3″ and the songs cost .89 to .99 cents a piece. Albums sell for 5.99 to 9.99. I am thinking of buying an iPod and would appreciate feedback on where to find the music to download. Since I am not use to technology beyond the cell phone and the computer, I am not sure if you have to pay for the music or if there are ways to download for free. I also should mention that the songs from Amazon can be copied to multiple computers, burned onto CD’s, played on iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. One more thing-what is legal and what is illegal when it comes to downloading? And if it is illegal-is anyone worried about getting caught?
Louise Tillstrom