THE BEST ALTERNATIVE IS TO BUY THE CD, BURN IT AND THE SELL IT TO A CD STORE THAT BUYS AND SELLS. IT MAY STILL COST YOU A FEW DOLLARS, BUT FAST EASY AND ALL THE MUSIC IS AT YOUR FINGERS
go to www.musiccity.com and download Morpheus. I have found that it works as well as the old Napster and you can get video as well. I downloaded about 50 episodes of The Simpsons.