1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

What type of music MP3 sites are legal ?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by tradester, Jul 6, 2011.

0
  1. #1
    What is allowed and legal for music site still confuses me.
    I would think download sites which allow you to download mp3 are illegal but wouldn't sites like beemp3.com be illegal then? Or maybe it is legal if you agree to pay some sort of royalty to the music companies.
    I assume music streaming sites like grooveshark or Pandora are legal
    And sites like hulu.com are probably OK since they pay royalties to the content makers.
    So if someone wants to start an MP3 site, what are the dos and don'ts? :)
     
    tradester, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  2. toycat

    toycat Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    2,304
    Likes Received:
    17
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    150
    #2
    Don't:
    Get caught
     
    toycat, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  3. joannecampbell

    joannecampbell Peon

    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    Almost those free sites are illegal, why not try itunes?
     
    joannecampbell, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  4. IrishEscorts

    IrishEscorts Peon

    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #4
    It's a very very difficult industry to get involved in, you'll most likely need to pay for proper legal advice first though as it's not unlikely you'd find yourself with an absolutely enormous fine if caught doing anything that isn't whiter than white.
     
    IrishEscorts, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  5. BeeMWyou

    BeeMWyou Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    551
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    #5
    It's illegal. Sorry.
     
    BeeMWyou, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  6. benjaminp

    benjaminp Notable Member

    Messages:
    1,212
    Likes Received:
    16
    Best Answers:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    230
    #6
    If you have to question the legality of something it's probably not worth it. BeeMP3 is just a search engine as far as I know (specifically for MP3s granted) and links to files on other servers. That however doesn't mean that they are immune from prosecution. Take Napster and more recently Limewire for instance. Although these programs hosted no files and just pointed users to download locations of files they have both lost massive lawsuits.
     
    benjaminp, Jul 6, 2011 IP
  7. jhardy2008

    jhardy2008 Peon

    Messages:
    1,175
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    i think first you have to purchase royalty of each and every MP3 Songs and then you can sell these songs legally online.
     
    jhardy2008, Jul 6, 2011 IP