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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Spiral Frog

Anyone use Spiral Frog?

Any thoughts on this "legal" music/video download site?

www.spiralfrog.com
 

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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Oops, thought this was the unfortunate result of an amphibian and a corkscrew mating.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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First time I am hearing of this site. Have you logged on it yet?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Never heard of it. I'm using limewire when I do download, which ain't very often now that my library has gotten so large.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tewferford
First time I am hearing of this site. Have you logged on it yet?
Yes.

It's a fairly new site, even though they were suppose to be up and running quite awhile ago.

I know they were first, up and running in Canada.

Supposedly it's:

Legal (No RIAA litigation against fans)

Free (commercial advertising supported)

Clean (i.e, no spyware, virus, malware or spoof downloads)

But you can't burn CDs, or transfer to iPods.(?)

I've downloaded several songs. Works. Plays music.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Yes.

It's a fairly new site, even though they were suppose to be up and running quite awhile ago, But you can't burn CDs, or transfer to iPods.(?).
Does this mean, you are not allowed legally, or you just cannot?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tewferford
Does this mean, you are not allowed legally, or you just cannot?
It won't on iPods.

As for burning a CD, I guess that's up to how "creative" the individual is.

From FAQs:
Q: Does SpiralFrog support transferring music to a portable music player?

A: Yes, you can transfer SpiralFrog music – songs and video – to up to two portable devices. The files you download from SpiralFrog are not compatible with an iPod or Zune, but work well with most other portable music players and music phones. You can find a partial list of compatible devices here:

http://www.playsforsure.com

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Q: Are files downloaded from SpiralFrog compatible with the iPod or Zune?

A: Songs and video files that you download from SpiralFrog are not compatible with Apple’s range of iPods or Microsoft’s Zune.

Q: Can I burn SpiralFrog songs to a CD so I can play them in my car?

A: Songs downloaded from SpiralFrog may not be burned to a CD. The songs are great quality, and they’re legal, but the record labels that allow us to let you download for free draw the line at CD burning. However, you can synchronize the music you download to up to two portable devices, which you then may be able to connect to your car stereo.

EDIT: You can only run Spiral Frog on Windows XP or Vista.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Sounds like they are keeping that area very grey. "Yes you can, but you didn't hear it from us"
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tewferford
Sounds like they are keeping that area very grey. "Yes you can, but you didn't hear it from us"
Here what?

What you talkin bout!?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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Here what?

What you talkin bout!?
SEE!!! Thats what I'm talkin bout.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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THe problem is the iPods, and I assume also the MS Zune players, have a type of copy protection built in. So if your legal mp3's have a difffrent type of copy protection, thenthey don't work.
That's one reason I don't like the iPod, it's trying to do a lot mroe than just play music, it's trying to verify the legaility of every file you load.

Anyway, I'm sure there is a hack for this somewhere, try to find a spiralfrog user group or forum.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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I just went to their site and tried to regester. It said it was only availible to Canadians. What's up with that?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fabmandelux
I just went to their site and tried to regester. It said it was only availible to Canadians. What's up with that?
That's crazy.

I figure the more customers, the better chance of buying the products they do offer, from their sponsors.

I'm registered, but I signed up quite some time ago, then received the invite.

But it's just a preview for the U.S.
 
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