[bloomingeek]

For what's it's worth, I use mp3caprice.com to download zipped music. The prices are pretty fair and I don't have to store another CD on the shelf. The bitrate is decent and I can find albums that aren't available anymore. The bonus for me is, since I subscribe to Mojo magazine, I can Youtube new artists and if I like them, go download the music.

[Semaphor]

That looks like piracy, but paying someone for it? Thanks, but I actually prefer to support the artists I listen to, and when I can’t afford to, or it’s impractical, to not pay those who prevent artists from getting money.

[soylentcola]

Yeah, I never understood this sort of thing.

I get paying to support artists and stay on the right side of the law/ethics.

I get downloading a copy of something without paying for a license because it's easier/unavailable to purchase/want to check it out first/it's free!!

But why pay for a bootleg copy?

[bloomingeek]

Where's your proof? Show it and I'll gladly quit buying from them.

[Freak_NL]

It's not too hard to figure out that this one of those cowboy sites operating from Ukraine¹ with quite dubious claims as to their legality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2412fb/the_web...

https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-pira...

The gist seems that buying stuff there may be legal if you are Ukrainian or are actually in Ukraine, and quite probably isn't if you are anywhere else.

The RIAA certainly considers them shipless pirates. You are probably paying criminals, and almost certainly are not paying artists.

1: There seem to be a bunch of them, which smells a bit like a coordinated effort.

[Semaphor]

If you think bands actually sell albums on one site for $2 that they sell for $10 everywhere else, then I guess you can just go and keep believing.

I just think it might be better to not support sites like that and instead torrent directly for free. No need to sealion.

[averageRoyalty]

> No need to sealion.

I'm lost. What do seals have to do with this? Is this a typo, or a turn of phrase I've never seen?

[Semaphor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning

[bloomingeek]

Still waiting. Maybe you should go and look again in the comic strip you got the reference from?

[Freak_NL]

You posted this four hours after my comment (above) which already provides two links which cast a clear doubt on the legality of mp3caprice.com. A quick web search returns dozens of links to people questioning the legality, and several of people or organisations giving good arguments as to why they are not.

If you want more proof, just look at mp3caprice.com itself. Where is the usual legal stuff like the procedure for reporting claimed infringement? Their single form of contact is a web form. Their privacy policy even lacks a way to contact them.

[bloomingeek]

1. Your first site is a bunch of dudes spouting about something they don't like, big deal. Their ideas are not proof of any kind.

2. TorrentFreak is hardly a legitimate news source. A simple read of the Wikipedia page on them is pretty embarrassing.

3. Since mp3caprice is obviously not in the USA, they are not bound by our "legal stuff", which can be said of TorrentFreak also.

Expect no more from me. Have a great holiday!