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

[nelliewu.livejournal.com]

I can't think it's too wrong if I have done it in the past ;)

I have yet to try something like itunes or napster (now that you have to pay). and i am even more hesitant to do so after witnessing a girl in the checkout line in front of me trying to purchase a giftcard for a friend. The cashier might as well have asked for the recipient's SSN with all the information he needed from her.

I agree that CD prices are outrageous. No one wants to pay that much money for a CD that has 12 tracks and out of those 12 you come to realize you paid $13 for the single you heard on the radio. Plus, I thought we all learned from the "TLC: Behind the Music" that unless you are an established musician (like U2 and Metallica) you don't make your money off of the CD sales. You make it from touring and ticket sales.

And it's not like I only download music. I buy CDs from the BMG Music Club or at Target that 1st week of release when they are $10 or less and from a band/artist I know and have liked in the past. Plus, when I do here enough tracks from a particular artist and enjoy 90% of them, I will more than likely buy the CD anyways.

Nellie ~ Gryffindor