More on BuyMusic.com

More user verdicts on the BuyMusic.com site. Verdict: crap.

And not only that, check out what ScriptyGoddess found in their Privacy Policy.

Except as otherwise limited in this Policy, we may disclose, sell, trade, or rent your Personally Identifiable Information to others without your consent.

Breaking Windows has a great rundown on the limitations of the tunes you download, among them...

• Non-transferrable licenses. Downloaded files WILL NOT PLAY once you retire the PC you bought the tracks on.


• Can’t burn all songs to CD. Other songs have a limited number of burns, such as 3.


• Can’t use all songs on portable players. Other songs can only be transferred to a player a limited number of times.


• Can’t use all brands of portable player. No iPod, no Archos players, nothing that doesn’t support WMA with WMP9’s DRM.


• Can’t transfer songs to your other computers. You can separately download, from scratch, a “secondary” version of some songs on a limited number (such as 3) of other computers. Secondary licenses can’t burn CDs or use portable players at all. When those computers are retired, you can’t use the secondary licenses anymore.

And that's just the first five points. Click through to see the whole lot.

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