Early access for all OzBargain members!
To go along with your free membership see https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/158886, you now have access to free music!
Once you have collected your membership card at a branch, you can gain access to our Freegal service
Note: If you live too far from the library, you may contact us [email protected] and we'll set you up with a card, you may need to email proof of ID (Address in NSW) for more info on memberships http://bit.ly/1Oy4LdK
What is Freegal? (from FAQ's)
Freegal offers access to about 9 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 15,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. Access to Freegal is limited to patrons of subscribing libraries.
You get:
- 3 hours per day of streaming
- to download 3 tracks per week (if you decide to download a music video, it uses 2 out of your 3 allocated downloads)
Downloads are MP3's at 256 bit rate
There are apps in the Apple & Google play stores for mobile streaming
Example: To get a track on an Apple mobile device for instance, download to a PC/Mac, add the track to your iTunes account and sync it to your device
NB this is still in our testing phase, and will go live to the public in the next few weeks
Also other libraries around Oz, they have a search facility on the root domain that reveals them all.
Edit: To find other libraries:
http://www.freegalmusic.com/homes/chooser