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Overview of the iTunes Video Store:

The iTunes video store is unique in that it is the only video downloading service available that does not use a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox). Instead, the iTunes video store is embedded inside of the iTunes media player.
If you have iTunes, you already have the iTunes video store. If you do not have iTunes, it's free to download.

TOP 5 MUSIC DOWNLOAD SITE

Many of the top sites offering music for purchase will offer an occasional song for free download, or you may pay a monthly subscription for a wide access to music. However, there are a number of web sites that promote lesser known pop artists or classic pop recordings by allowing free downloads of hundreds or thousands of songs. These are 5 of the best of these sites.

1. Jamendo

Courtesy Jamendo

Jamendo opened its doors in 2005. It is based in Luxembourg but is a multilingual site accessible to users around the world. The music available is free to download and licensed through Creative Commons and Free Art licenses. Over 32,000 albums are available to download. The site incorporates tags and reviews to help find music. It also accepts donations to artists and has implemented a system to give 50% of advertising revenues to participating artists.

2. Free Music Archive

Courtesy Free Music Archive

The Free Music Archive was launched in April 2009. The site was launched by Jersey City radio station WFMU, but personnel from additional radio stations and labels serve as curators for the music in the archive. The site describes itself as "a social music website built around a curated library of free, legal audio." It currently hosts over 22,000 songs.  The New York State Music Fund has assisted in financing the creation of the archive. The Free Music Archive also provides the opportunity to donate directly to compensate participating artists.

3. Dogmazic

Courtesy Dogmazic

Dogmazic is a free music download manager based in France. It was created in 2004 and maintains a database of work by roughly 2000 artists. The site does not carry advertising.

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4. Internet Archive's Audio Archive

Courtesy the Internet Archive

The Audio Archive is a sub-project of the Internet Archive, a project which aims to collect and make available archived "snapshots" of Internet content for access to researchers and the public in general. The Audio Archive is a collection that includes audio books, news broadcasts, and old time radio shows as well as music. The music collection numbers over 50,000 recordings all available for free download. Among the treasures included are live concert recordings of the Grateful Dead, Warren Zevon, and Smashing Pumpkins.

5. CC Mixter

Courtesy CC Mixter

CC Mixter is a social music site that encourages remixing to create new musical content. A key component of that mission is making available a library of over 10,000 samples that can be freely downloaded and then used, with tools made available on the site, to create entirely new musical composition

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