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@time4mckinney wrote:

thanks you are right, wording is such a gimmick!! **bleep** rhapsody! anyway makes more sense to own music. can you suggest what websites are best deal for downloading. i am new to all of this and even the basics are not basic to me. thanks.

Do you own any CD’s? I’d start there; ripping them to .mp3 format. You can also borrow CD’s from most local libraries. You can use Windows Media Player (already on your computer) or there are a variety of other free (or low-cost) applications that will ‘rip’ (convert) them for you.

If you must download from the internet, stick with well-known sites like Amazon, E-Music or the like. Avoid limewire or other file-stealing (p2P) sites like the plague. Not only is it illegal and steals money from the artists, but you never know what kind of crapola you’re downloading.