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

[dolface546.livejournal.com]

I don't think that it is wrong to P2P it. My cousin is in a band and they have their songs all over the place for free. Sure I will be buying his CD when it hits the shelves but I'm not going to worry about P2Ps most of the time. I do use itunes most of the time because it is cheaper than driving to a store that may or may not have the CD and spending a lot of money. With itunes you can get a whole CD for cheap or just buy the songs you like.
When I can't find a song I want I do P2P. It is no big deal to me.

Garland//Hufflepuff