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by nkassis 5674 days ago
I know it worked for me personally, since amazon mp3 is around, I have no needed to look elsewhere. I do however find it annoying to have to keep a VPN going in the US to download music from Amazon in Canada. The restriction is ridiculous because it provides no real safety because there is no alternative for users. They will pirate instead. It's just dumb politics.

The Canadian version of the RIAA is even dumber than was originally though possible.
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WalterGR 5674 days ago
I know it worked for me personally, since amazon mp3 is around, I have no needed to look elsewhere.

Amazon MP3 opened to the public ~3 years ago. Did you pirate your music before? What requirement did it satisfy? Multi-platform-available DRM-free watermark-less high-bitrate MP3s?

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nkassis 5674 days ago
That's pretty much the reason(del free, no watermark and quality). I'be used amazon for at 2 years now and yes I used to pirate music. Started with.napster and use everything in between untilI discovered amazon mp3.

I guess the fact that I've been employed for the past 5 years and had money to spend on music also helped change my habits. Hence why I'm against suing college student who become your customers after.

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