Music Club Activity #1

[laynie.livejournal.com]

Hey Music Club Members! It's time to have a discussion/debate. It's no secret that in the past 5 or 6 years, the music industry has experienced a sharp downturn, mostly due to peer-to-peer file sharing programs such as Napster. The music industry's largest target market (teens and young adults) have turned to the internet for their music needs, where songs can be downloaded for free. After numerous lawsuits, programs such as ITunes have popped up...where songs can be purchased for a small fee. However, illegal music downloading still continues.

So here's the question: Do you think it's wrong to illegally download music, and why? Do you download any music, legally (ex. ITunes), or illegally (ex. peer-to-peer filesharing programs)?

Note: Everyone's opinions WILL be respected here. And there are good points to be made for both sides of this issue.

Brooke / Gryffindor

Comments

[my-badgers-27.livejournal.com]

I really don't think it is that wrong. CD's are just so expensive, and people just don't really want to spend so much money. Also, if you just want one song, it's pointless to buy the whole CD. It's really much easier to just go on the internet and download the song.

I personally don't do it illegally. I have done it on occassion, but since I just recently got an IPod, I use a program (not ITunes) that charges you for the music. It's not outageopus like a CD, and you can get any song you want.

And really, with all the free downloading there is, it would be so much easier to do it illegally. Is it bad? Yes, but people like convienience.

Melissa//hufflepuff

[laynie.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, what program do you use? Because I have an MP3 player instead of an IPOD...so I can't download anything off of ITunes.