Hey folks, now burning music is legal! No, it's still not legit to use LimeWire, it's only legal to burn CDs at Sam Goody.

Yeah, the mall music chain is trying to create a space where they can still sell CDs at prices 30% higher than Best Buy. So their store at The Mall now has a bunch of computer terminals in the middle of the store. They're marked with "CD Burning" everywhere. But what does that mean from a legit standpoint?

Basically, with these computers you can make your own compilation with a case, a sleeve, and everything. The discs start at $3.99 plus 99c for each song. So, if you're gonna fill up a 78 minute disc with 20 tracks, it's gonna cost you almost $24. Yeah, that's expensive.

The amazing thing is that they have most major label releases from most every label. There's definitely a ton more music available there than in the store. (They might even have Pro*Pain, or at least their system says they do.) The other thing that the system does is play clips of every song, which is nice for sampling music. It'd be even cooler if they played full tracks, though, then I'd hang out there for lunch everyday.

In the end, it's nothing I'll actually use, but it's something new that the music industry is trying. I think it'll have to much be cheaper before people start using it (oh wait, that's what we say about everything in the music industry these days).

"My name is John Reuben and you have my word on it."