Legal Sources for Online Materials
The resources presented here are only a selection of those available for legal downloads of music, images, video, and other media. MSP does not necessarily endorse any of the specific services or products listed here.
Music
iTunes Store
iTunes is a free application for purchasing music, movies, video and TV shows.
Magnatune
“We sign contracts directly with musicians, so you can rest assured that we can legally license music to you, and no middlemen get in the way of the artist’s royalties.”
Emusic
“Discovering new music on the site is simplified by subscription pricing that allows members to download tracks for substantially less than they would pay with other download services.”
Last.fm
“Last.fm is a music service that lets you discover new music you like, based on the music you already listen to.”
Pandora
Free internet radio service
Spotifiy
Free internet radio service
Other Media
Wikimedia Commons
“Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to everyone, in their own language.”
Flickr: Creative Commons
“Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license.”
Other Lists of Online Resources
EDUCAUSE
List of legal resources for online media
Why Music Matters: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
List of legal resources for music
Motion Picture Association of America
List of legal resources for movies and tv shows
Wikipedia: Public Domain Resources
List of online resources that are in the public domain.