The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been questioned
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. By Dan Satherley
The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each ($US).
It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ DC.
A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > questioned
> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > By Dan Satherley
> The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > ($US).
> It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > DC.
> A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
I would just buy an MP3 player and put the Beatles songs on it. You might catch a virus in one of those sites. Or, are you just posting an article?
> On Nov 4, 5:14 am, Jim Beam <Tenbeers1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> > The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > > questioned
> > Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > > By Dan Satherley
> > The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> > Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > > ($US).
> > It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > > DC.
> > A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> > The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> I would just buy an MP3 player and put the Beatles songs on it. > You might catch a virus in one of those sites. Or, are you just > posting an article?
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Just passing on information, so nobody gets screwed.
> Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > questioned
> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > By Dan Satherley
> The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > ($US).
> It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > DC.
> A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > questioned
> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > By Dan Satherley
> The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > ($US).
> It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > DC.
> A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> On Nov 4, 4:14 am, Jim Beam <Tenbeers1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> > The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > > questioned
> > Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > > By Dan Satherley
> > The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> > Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > > ($US).
> > It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > > DC.
> > A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> > The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> Who the hell would "buy" an .mp3??
It's better than buying an entire CD that has 1 or 2 songs on it that you may like.
> On Nov 4, 4:14 am, Jim Beam <Tenbeers1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> > The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > > questioned
> > Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > > By Dan Satherley
> > The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> > Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > > ($US).
> > It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > > DC.
> > A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> > The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
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> On Nov 4, 5:14 am, Jim Beam <Tenbeers1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> > The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > > questioned
> > Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > > By Dan Satherley
> > The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> > Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > > ($US).
> > It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > > DC.
> > A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> > The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> I would just buy an MP3 player and put the Beatles songs on it. > You might catch a virus in one of those sites. Or, are you just > posting an article?
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I did buy one at the discount store for ten bucks, a friend of mine downloaded, three cd's for me. "Let it Be,"Led Zepplelin" and a best of Clapton, it played well intill ten o'clock break, after break the time went back near three hrs and "Let it Be" was the only one that would play, now, I love the album but don't know if it was not being not able to hear the other two, by the time two o'clock break could not take it anymore I was bummed and pissed but you get what you spend.
> On Nov 4, 6:19 am, "who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > On Nov 4, 5:14 am, Jim Beam <Tenbeers1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?
> > > The songs are selling for 25c each, though their legality has been > > > questioned
> > > Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:21p.m. > > > By Dan Satherley
> > > The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first > > > time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.
> > > Bluebeat.com, a US-based site, is selling the band's music – including > > > the recent, critically-acclaimed remastered albums – at 25c each > > > ($US).
> > > It's this low price that has raised eyebrows, as most sites tend to > > > sell individual tracks at 79c-99c, as well as the fact the Beatles are > > > one of rock's longest digital holdouts, alongside Pink Floyd and AC/ > > > DC.
> > > A spokeswoman for Apple Corp, the Beatles' label, said she did not > > > believe the site had permission to sell the Fab Four's music, and > > > Bluebeat.com has yet to respond to queries from tech magazine Wired.
> > > The mp3s are 160kpbs and contain metadata listing '2009 Bluebeat.com' > > > as the copyright holder, which is unlikely.
> > I would just buy an MP3 player and put the Beatles songs on it. > > You might catch a virus in one of those sites. Or, are you just > > posting an article?
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> I did buy one at the discount store for ten bucks, a friend of mine > downloaded, > three cd's for me. > "Let it Be,"Led Zepplelin" and a best of Clapton, it played well > intill ten o'clock > break, after break the time went back near three hrs and "Let it Be" > was the > only one that would play, now, I love the album but don't know if it > was not > being not able to hear the other two, by the time two o'clock break > could not > take it anymore I was bummed and pissed but you get what you spend.
Okay, the problem is, even for 35-50 dollars, you're not going to get a good sound out of an MP3 player. I spent 200 dollars for my Zune player that holds 7,500 songs, or around that many, and I'm very happy with it...but hardly use it anymore. I found out that you can do the same thing, putting say 200--400 songs on one computer CD. But if you don't own tons of music, it's just much cheaper and better in my opinion, to have a regular CD player in your home or vehicle.
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