downloading on spotify

[BobbyBobBob]

i have downloaded the free 30 day premium trial on spotify. I have downloaded an album to my spotify account. What I want to do is actually download the songs to my computer. I'm guessing to do this you have to click on the little tab that says GET next to the track you want. It then asks you to enter your password to verify your purchase.

What i want to know is, even though I have signed up to a free trial, will I get charged for pressing this GET tab and then purchasing the tracks I want to my computer?

Im a tad confused as it says purchase.

thanks in advance

[ChuckFickens]

"Spotify offers their music for free."

No they don't.... they offer their music on the agreement that you either listen to adverts every few songs, or you pay for the service.

[hc4361]

You are a thief and a tight wad, squarebear.

[squarebear]

But I do listen to the adverts. One was for British Gas, another one for Pantene or something similar. Fortunately, these adverts do not appear in the middle of the songs.

I am all for discussion, it's good to have healthy debtae and we are all adults here so lets not reduce it to name calling please.

[ummmm]

Isn't recording more or less the same as downloading?

[ChuckFickens]

"Nope. I don't download anything from Spotify. Never have done and probably never will. I merely use their service to play music through my PC."

Suggest you re-read your previous answers on this thread, where you've admitted to it several times.

[squarebear]

The tunes were being streamed by Spotify. I downloaded nothing from their servers (apart from a cached copy of the song). The fact that I was recording my speakers at the time has no bearing on the amount downloaded.

[squarebear]

No ummmm, If I am listening to a song, it is being streamed/downloaded from their servers no matter what happens to the output once it reaches my PC. It doesn't matter whether it goes in my ears or my hard drive, the amount of data being accessed is the same.

[ChuckFickens]

LOL....

And he twists and turns but doesn't get out of it.

[squarebear]

I see nothing to get out of and have hopefully answered all your points with valid arguments.

[ChuckFickens]

You're being pedantic and daft now.

If you've saved a copy of the track in any way for later playing not using the spotify (or youtube) service you've stolen it, that includes sticking a microphone next to the speakers on your PC, so stop trying to wrangle out of it.

[ChuckFickens]

To quote ABerrents answer...

"14. Restrictions of use
For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that you may not (without limitation):

i.copy, reproduce, “rip”, record, make available to the public or otherwise use any part of the Spotify Software Application or the Spotify Service or its content (including but not limited to tracks, images and text) in a manner not expressly permitted under this Agreement "

[squarebear]

I don't see how Chuck. If the company is crazy enough to give away music for free, do you not think that thousands of people will take advantage of such stupidity?

Lets say I placed a big pile of £20 notes in the street and said to people, you can look at it but don't take any, do you genuinely think the pile would be there the next day?

[ummmm]

SB...It's illegal regardless what spin you try and put on it.

[ummmm]

OoooOOO....judging people by your own standards, SB.

[ChuckFickens]

"Lets say I placed a big pile of £20 notes in the street and said to people, you can look at it but don't take any, do you genuinely think the pile would be there the next day?"

If everyone looking at it was abiding by the law and terms they's agreed to, yes.

And if it wasn't still there, they would be guilty....

So which are you saying you are?

[squarebear]

If everyone looking at it was abiding by the law and terms they's agreed to, yes.

If you genuinely believe that, you do not appear to have much of a grasp on human nature.

[squarebear]

I am not judging anyone ummmm, merely pointing out that we don't live in a perfect world. Anyone handing out free stuff, whether they be a big company or a guy in the street must surely expect people to take it. If not, I am surprised they are in business.

[ChuckFickens]

We are not talking about human nature.

It's actually a nice analogy... thanks for that one, I couldn't have thought of a better one myself.

So if all the people looking at this pile of £20s had agreed not to steal it what would you call anyone that did take it?....

They are either honest, honorable and law abiding people if they didn't take it.

Or

They are crooked, dishonorable, thieves if they did take it.

Which are you?

[ummmm]

It's only free to listen to on their sites. Recording it, downloading it is NOT free.

You're not daft...why are pretending you don't understand?

[ABerrant]

Why do you produce more than one CD for each of your works?

Surely only one sale is necessary from which everybody else can take a free copy.