Score one more for the bad guys: RIAA has settled its copyright suit with AudioGalaxy. After the demise of Napster, AudioGalaxy was one of the better peer-to-peer (P2P) music sharing sites. Unfortunately, they succumbed to the demands of RIAA, and after a while blocked more songs than they offered for download. This settlement further cripples their selection, as they can now only feature songs that are explicitly offered by the music publishers, songwriters, or music labels. So basically you’re not going to find anything you want at AudioGalaxy anytime soon.

My current favorite P2P service is Kazaa Lite, a version of the popular Kazaa service that has all of the spyware and advertising removed. I have yet to not find a song there, and you can also download videos and images, although I haven’t really delved into that much yet. Try it; you’ll like it! Their download site is a little slow lately, but it’s worth the wait.