Final Four Beethoven Symphonies on BBC

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:40 am

The last four are available now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/beethoven/downloads.shtml

They start disappearing next Monday. Act fast!!

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:45 am

Where are the other 5?

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:52 am

Available through a PM

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:53 am

I don't know why BBC has decided to limit the amount of time you can download it, even if it is free. Seems odd but maybe they're using this as a test for the rollout of even free media.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:00 am

mjrpes wrote:Available through a PM

I'm interested.

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:39 am

you beat me to the update :icon31:

Post by **mjrpes** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:17 pm

Just another bump in case anyone else missed it. This is a great set of downloads that shouldn't be missed.

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:52 pm

They download slow as fuck (2 k/sec) #6 is going to take 6 and a half hours... O_o

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:59 pm

they d/l'd at about 8Mbps for me. maybe some new string for your tin cans?

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:02 pm

seremtan wrote:they d/l'd at about 8Mbps for me. maybe some new string for your tin cans?

I blame it on that piss-filled pond between me and the BBC servers.

edit: hmm, 7 is going a 150 k/sec and climbing...

Post by **chopov** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:33 pm

Anyone still has no. 6 and 7 online? I missed them. Thx for any linkage.

Post by **Foo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:48 pm

I found this pretty amusing:
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article298067.ece

Record execs whining that the BBC recording then distributing a work which is out of copyright is 'unfair'.

Recording Industry :icon19:

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:51 pm

This is why i buy music for pennies on the dollar from russia. The record companies just can't stand any measure of competition.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:54 pm

What are you talking about, sir? It sounds a touch 'illicit.'

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:56 pm

I thought everyone knew about this nice little loophole in Russian copyright law

http://www.allofmp3.com/

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:56 pm

Damnit, I missed every one of those, I didn't d/l a single symphony.

I know there have been plenty of reminders, but between seeing them to the time I got home and could get them, I'd forgotten all about the thing.

Hey, mee-hur-pees', do you still have them available?

Post by **Foo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:01 pm

allofmp3.com is in a black hole, not actually'safe' under russian law.

There was a request to investigate allofmp3, and it was turned down by the russian authorities. That's all. it doesn't mean that a year down the line or so, it won't be investigated. many people seem to have mistaken this for 'allofmp3 is legal'.

Second, there are import and export controls governing media, and I doubt allofmp3's media can be legally downloaded in NA.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:01 pm

Dave wrote:I thought everyone knew about this nice little loophole in Russian copyright law

http://www.allofmp3.com/

Looks interesting - although I'm not sure about giving my CC info to a russian mp3 site.

But I couldn't find where it said how much the music costs per song. Does it vary by song?

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:03 pm

Foo wrote:allofmp3.com is in a black hole, not actually covered by russian law.

There was a request to investigate allofmp3, and it was turned down by the russian authorities. That's all. it doesn't mean that a year down the line or so, it won't be investigated. many people seem to have mistaken this for 'allofmp3 is legal'.

Second, there are import and export controls governing media, and I doubt allofmp3's media can be legally downloaded in NA.

We'll when Johnny Law knocks down my door, I'll worry, but until then I'll keep participating in my own sort of Boston Tea Party.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:04 pm

R00k wrote:
Dave wrote:I thought everyone knew about this nice little loophole in Russian copyright law

http://www.allofmp3.com/
Looks interesting - although I'm not sure about giving my CC info to a russian mp3 site.

But I couldn't find where it said how much the music costs per song. Does it vary by song?

2 cents per MB, so about 1.50 an album. Funny thing is, I've bought quite a bit of music offline I never would have purchased without fully sampling it on that russian site.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:05 pm

That's cheap. Interesting...

Post by **Foo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:06 pm

Dave wrote:We'll when Johnny Law knocks down my door, I'll worry, but until then I'll keep participating in my own sort of Boston Tea Party.

Aye fair enough. The way I see it is that since there's no indication that allofmp3 is legal in the states, there's no reason to go there in preference to any given illicit P2P network. Having said that, the encoding options and convenience of allofmp3 may alone be worth the price.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:11 pm

Oh and as far as the site being "illegal," until it's proven to be such, it's legal. Now if the russian authorities determine it to be illegal and I buy music from them after the declaration, then yeah, it's illegal.

I highly doubt that I would have to pay an import tarrif on CDs I might happen to bring into the US from Russia. Downloads are no different really.

As far as I know, the DOJ hasn't declared that the site is off-limits legally to Americans either.

Post by **Foo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:21 pm

You're right. I've searched a few terms and found a pretty detailed examination of the laws surrounding the service:
http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.htm

Very cool

Post by **Dave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:24 pm

That site looks shady, but their justification for legality is sound. It's more or less the conclusion I've come to.

I think the question of legality is best addressed with this quote:
"Organizations like IFPI and the RIAA are doing their best to avoid any publicity when it comes to the legal services in Russia."

After those clowns got their court case thrown out in Russia, the industry has kept very quiet about them.