Downloading via digital radio
By Peter Rojas 
posted Jul 16th 2004 2:50PM
posted Jul 16th 2004 2:50PM
Why do we have the funny feeling that if this were sold here in the States that someone would end up in prison? Only available in the UK right now, PureDigital's Bug can tune into digital radio broadcasts, record them, and transfer those copies to a PC (via SD card or a USB cable) where they can be burned to a CD or transferred to an MP3 player. There are even more models on the way.
the reason is that it was argued in court and you cannot have somebody license something and then charge again. the radio stations have already paid for the tunes.
"The technology lets listeners purchase songs as they are broadcast." so I am not sure anyone would have to go to jail... Although this is interesting:
"A digital radio already on the market, the 'Bug' from the UK's Pure Digital, lets users record programmes -- including songs that would be flawless except for DJ chatter -- and export them to a computer, where they can be loaded onto a portable music player like Apple's iPod or burned to a disc."
Wish there was something like that for XM or Sirius...
Loads of us in Europe have been doing this for ages - using a Psion wavefinder and free programs like DABBar - http://www.dabbar.co.uk. I've got my PC set up to record all the radio programs I like, and then I transfer them to my iPod. The main problem is that the iPod, ludicrously, won't play MP2 files - even though they require less processor time than MP3s.
Is there such thing as purchasing music from the radio station? If there is one, is it illegal?