Does anyone have any experience with this (AllofMP3) site? It looks far too good to be true. However, as I understand copyright law in the former USSR, it may be perfectly legal there (equivalent to radio station license).

I signed up for an account, just to try it out. I figured if I deposit a few bucks via paypal and DL an album or two I could judge quality.

Read the (poorly translated) FAQ and tell me what you all think.

My biggest concern would be that when they are doing their "online encodes" what are they encoding FROM? Did they rip the actual albums to WAV and store those? Or do these guys just have a big library of MP3's they downloaded from Kazaa that they re-encode (YUK).

I guess one way to tell is to try it out...

Honestly, I think their model is the ONLY one that will work in the real world. Have the songs the way YOU want them (format, bitrate) and pay by the size. I'm sure such a venture in the US would cost far more, as the RIAA and publishing companies would want something grotesque per song.

IMHO $.99 per song is highway robbery. For 320Kbs MP3 I'd consider paying an average of maybe $.10-.25 per song. I know this is a whole other philosophical debate, but there is NO WAY I will bother paying for an online service unless I can do what I please with the file. That means saving it, using it on my portable devices, or buring a CD from it, or moving it to a new PC.

Anyway, anyone have opinions about allofmp3?