The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires all colleges and universities to offer legal alternatives to unauthorized downloading. The list at the bottom of this page includes all of the legitimate online services we’re aware of. No endorsement or evaluation is intended.
Legal Alternatives for Downloading
- ABC.com TV Shows
- Amazon MP3 Downloads
- Amazon Video on Demand
- AOL Music
- ARTISTdirect Network
- AudioCandy
- Audio Lunchbox
- Best Buy
- BET
- Blip.fm
- Blockbuster Online
- Bravo Videos
- Buy.com
- Cartoon Network Video
- Catsmusic
- CBS Video
- CD Baby
- CinemaNow
- Clicker (formerly Modern Feed)
- Comedy Central Video
- Criterion Online
- The CW Video
- Dimple Records
- Discovery Channel Videos
- Disney Videos
- Download Fundraiser
- The Electric Fetus
- eMusic.com
- ESPN360
- EZTakes
- FOX on Demand
- FX Networks Video
- FYE
- Gallery of Sound
- GameFly
- Hulu Movies & TV
- iLike
- iMDb Video
- imeem
- Independent Records & Videos
- iTunes Movies, Music, & TV
- Jaman
- Lala
- Last.fm
- LifeWay Music
- Liquid Digital Media
- Listen.com
- MediaNet
- Mindawn
- MovieFlix
- MP3.com
- MTV Video
- Music Millennium
- MusicRebellion
- myLifetime Video
- MySpace Music
- Napster
- NBC Video
- Netflix Movies & TV
- Neurotic Media
- Nick Jr. Video
- Pandora
- PBS Kids Go! Video
- PlayStation Store
- Pro-Music
- Qtrax
- Record & Tape Traders
- Reeltime Television Network (RTVN)
- Rhapsody
- Slacker
- South Park Episode Player
- Spinner
- Spotify
- Superpass
- TBS Videos
- TheWB
- TidalTV
- Top Hits Entertainment
- TV.com
- TVLand Video
- USA Network Videos
- VH1 Videos
- Walmart Movies & TV
- Walmart MP3 Music Downloads
- Windows Media Guide
- Xbox Live Marketplace
- Yahoo! Music
- Zune
Other Resources for Legal Downloading
MPAA Legal Options for Movies & TV Shows