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

[musicaltwin07.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's wrong. I think cd's are overpriced. $18.00 for 12 songs is ridiculous! Plus, like bartendersgirl said you don't want to pay all that money for cd with one or two good songs on it. However, I think you should download legally. I mean people work hard to make these songs you love so much. You should pay them for it. I don't download, mostly because I have no downloading progam that works on my computer. :(

Melissa//Hufflepuff