Legal Sources of Music and Video

Davidson College has a legal obligation to stop illegal file sharing and strongly promotes compliance with copyright law.  Please see the campus policy on copyright law compliance for more information.

There are risks associated with using the campus network to illegally download music and video files.  The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other copyright holders are aggressively initiating legal actions against individuals engaged in illegal peer-to-peer file sharing.  Personal computers used to illegally download multimedia are not anonymous and can be identified by copyright holders in order to pursue legal action.

Davidson College encourages students and employees to explore and use legal sources to maintain compliance with the law.  The services listed below allow purchase, license or download of content.  ITS cannot warrant that a service is compliant, nor do we recommend a particular service.  Read the fine print and practice safe and legal computing.

 Provider

Operating Systems 

Notes

Amazon MP3MacOS and WindowsDRM-free music files
Audio LunchboxLinux and WindowsIndependent labels
BuyMusicWindowsNo subscription required
eMusicLinux, MacOS and WindowsLarge library
iTunes StoreMacOS and WindowsPopular and extensive library
NapsterWindowsRadio, streaming or purchase
RealRhapsodyWindowsSubscription based streams
RealPlayer Music   StoreWindowsDownload store, allows transfer to multiple formats
Mindawn Online MusicLinux, MacOS and WindowsOpen standards and independent music
WalMart Music DownloadsWindowsPurchase only.  Some edited content
Yahoo! MusicWindows 2000 or XPManage music or purchase songs