It is illegal to download and/or share copyrighted media without the authorization of the copyright owner. However, thousands of artists choose to share their music online to tap into an Internet-savvy market. Check out these links for legally free music downloads. (Please be aware, though, that even though these websites offer free music for you to download, that does not always mean that these files can be shared - make sure you read the Terms of Service.)

• 8 Bit Recording Company
• Altsounds
• Ampcast
• Audiostreet
• Creative Commons
• Download.com Music
• Epitonic
• Insound
• Intomusic
• The Live Music archive
• LuLu
• Matador Records
• Mixposure
• Motagator.net
• Monotonik
• Out of Obscure
• Purevolume
• Sound Click
• Soundlift
• Unsigned Band Web
• Vitaminic
• The Weed Files