LaLa started up several years ago as a used CD trading business. When a member receives a CD they request, the use up a credit. When a member ships a CD to any requester, they get a credit. LaLa gets $1 fee (+$0.75 shipping) per trade. LaLa provides all the envelopes and cardboard sleeves. It's a great service. I've traded hundreds of unwanted CDs for CDs I do want. Of course, nothing stops you from ripping a CD before passing it along. I guess that business model wasn't as profitable as LaLa hoped, so they switched to offering a rent-a-song-music-locker concept. Now they only market the rent-a-song and don't even admit they still run the CD trading service. I suggest you join LaLa, but don't pay a dime for rental. Opt in for trading CDs, rip away, and screw the RIAA.