Download Music and VIdeos for Free
2 Websites Provide a Safe and Legal Alternative at No Cost
The following websites offer safe, legal and totally free alternatives for downloading music and videos online.
In recent years, the Recording Industry Association of America has cracked down on illegal downloading of music, suing thousands of users including grandmothers and children. Many die-hard downloaders have resorted to other means and methods to download music. Besides the obvious legal ramifications involved with downloading illegally, users may also contend with a variety of issues including corrupted and dummy files, damaging computer viruses and pornography.
The following two websites provide safe and legal alternatives for downloading 100% free music and videos on the Internet. Both offer a large and continuously expanding media library. As with most things that are free however, there are several restrictions that apply.
This new ad-supported service allows registered users to download music and videos, legally , safely, and at no-cost.
Registration Process:
- Requires simple registration
- Username and password must be chosen
- Confirmation email sent to user inbox
- Minimum age requirement of 13
Features:
- Simple step-by-step tutorial available
- Clean interface
- 800,000 full length music tracks currently available with more added weekly
- 3500 music videos available for online viewing or download
- No download limit
- Reviews available
- Preview available prior to download
Requirements:
- WindowsXP/Vista
- Not compatible with Apple Macintosh
- Windows Media Player 10 or 11(free download)
- Compatible with some portable devices and music-enabled phones
- Not compatible with Apple iPod or Microsoft Zune
- Internet Explorer 6+
- Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
- Requires download and installation of free download manager
Restrictions:
- Requires membership renewal every 30 days
- Reminder notice emailed prior to deadline
- Music and video downloads are disabled if account has not been renewed after 60 days
- Can transfer to two portable devices
- Unable to burn selections to CD
Ruckus is an ad-supported service that offers free music to all college students in America with free trials for faculty and alumni. Ruckus is a college-only service that blends social networking features with the music and video experience. It is is currently available in over 1000 colleges and universities across America, with a estimated 20 million downloads per month.
All users must have a valid school email address (.edu). Students are not required to live on campus in order to use the service.
Registration:
- Requires simple registration
- Activation email sent to user after registering
Requirements:
- Windows XP SP2+ and Windows 2000
- Currently, Vista is not "officially" supported
- Windows Media Player 10+ (9.0 for Windows 2000)
- Macromedia Flash Player 8.0+
- Internet Explorer 6+ (medium security setting, JavaScript enabled, and allow cookies)
- Requires Ruckus Player, free download
Features:
- Over 3 million full-length tracks currently available
- All music 100% virus and spyware free
- Compatible with some portable devices
- Video service available (TV shows, films, viral and music videos), Beta
- Multi-player, Single-player games available, Beta
- Able to download to multiple computers
- Ruckus-to-go is an additional service that allows the user to transfer songs from the personal computer to a portable player, for nominal monthly fee
Restrictions:
- Requires membership renewal every 30 days
- Unable to burn to CD
- Not compatible with Apple iPods or iPhones
- Requires a valid .edu address
- No minors allowed
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