Since the Ipod hit the market, people started immediately downloading Ipod music from the internet for free. Free music downloads for iPod are so popular these days. The sad thing is most people downloadded the music on their Ipod from illegal Ipod download sites. Please be aware that downloading illegal Ipod music is considered piracy. Note that if you get caugh downloading illegal Ipod music, you will have to pay huge fines or end up in jail.

Now, ask yourself if one song download is worth the risk of jail time and huge fines? Surely the answer to this question is no especially that the government is getting better and better each day on tracking down people who are downloading music for their iPod from illegal websites.

The good news is that there are several ways to get legal music for your Ipod for free. One popular method is ripping audio CDs. If you have no idea what ripping means: ripping means converting audio files to MP3. For this, you will need a ripping software program that is readily available for download in the internet. Most ripping software is free and you can find it by starting a search on Google or Yahoo.

After ripping the audio CD files to MP3 format, the MP3 music data will be automatically stored in your computer's hard drive. You are almost done, the last step is connecting the Ipod to your Pc via the USB cable and transfer the files to your Ipod.

Another option is sharing Ipod music with your friends and family. Sharing Ipod music is a great fun activity. And, yes, it's legal.

You will also see some legal ipod download websites that will be able to let you download iPod music for free. The bad news is that these sites are not completely free. A small membership fee is required for you to access and download these files for free. You have to consider the difference between pay per download websites and subscription based download websites. Pay per download sites will charge you a fee for every song, game, video, or movie you download. If joining an Ipod membership site you will only have to submit a onetime payment and after that you may download as many songs, movies, and games as you can handle.

A word of advice: It is often very hard to find reputable and legal free iPod music download websites. If you find a website that works good for you, stick with it.

You should note that all illegal download sites will not tell you that they ar eillegal, of course not. To avoid breaking the law, you should keep these tips in mind. If you have no idea what an illegal site looks like, the most common signs are tons of pop-ups and advertising. It is a good idea to avoid websites like this, because it is most likely an illegal Ipod download service.

As you can see, there are quite a lot of methods to download free music for your iPod. It fully depends on yoru personal preferences which option works best for you. If you take these tips in mind you can rest assured that your Ipod downloads are safe and legal.