Muisc Downloading, leagally or illegally? Options

[xN1CK08x]

I was just wondering. The world today is crazy w/ all the RIAA stuff, but i was just wondering about it. I use iTunes now, but i now others that use Limewire and stuff. What do you do?

[heartx3arcade]

half and half. i had this question for debate. i read somewhere that the number of people downlaoding from napster was 50 mil compared to the number of people voting for the president, 30 mil. and then it was like, if america was a democracy, we should have free music downloads if we want it. (this is wht i said for my debate..only cuz everyone else said it should be illegal and it got me more points to refute them)

[ThunderEvermore]

half and half. i had this question for debate. i read somewhere that the number of people downlaoding from napster was 50 mil compared to the number of people voting for the president, 30 mil. and then it was like, if america was a democracy, we should have free music downloads if we want it. (this is wht i said for my debate..only cuz everyone else said it should be illegal and it got me more points to refute them)

But that doesnt make sense, Napster is a pay-to-download legally legit service.

[starlette]

But that doesnt make sense, Napster is a pay-to-download legally legit service.

yeah but napster was not always that way. Napster started the free music download revoilution. Its the reason we have Kazaa and Limewire and Ares. But the guy who made it was sued because the result of free music downloads is loss of money for the music industry.


So, I download music illegally. I shouldnt, but I do. the reason I dl music is because all of my new cds are copy protected so I cant put them on my ipod and i dont think thats fair since I have no intent to share. So I dl them. And all my old cds were stolen a few years ago and now im too poor to buy all 300+ again. So yeah. But a a musician I don't actually support free music downloading. I only dl music I preciously owned or currently own and want on my ipod, because the artists do lose money. I know it looks like the artists are making the big bucks, but the music industry does everything they can to shaft the artist of their money for their music. And the free dling thing doesnt help. Musicians are the lowest payed individuals in the industry. Thats why you see people like beyonce and britney and simple plan doing ads and tv shows and movies and product endorsements. So they can make the big bucks theyve made. And thats why so many artist try to write their own music (and most suck, admit it) later in their careers because the most money is in writing. SO have a little respect for the musicians you love, it takes 5-10 years in the music business to make a profit. Everything up until that point is just a free popularity contest, while the musician is paying dues to executives, lawyers, accountants, and little peons who want their cut.