How do the artists feel about pirated music?
818696
"When the Gap went online,T-Shirts didnt become free "-Barenaked Ladies
556404
none, but you are breaking the law.\n\nif you want quality music for cheap (10-15 cents a song) without breaking the law, without downloading fake songs, and without risking viruses, go to www.allofmp3.com
703625
My opinion at the time that napster was disbanded was that it was too bad for the artists. However, in retrospect and the growth of itunes and ipods, I can see how it would dramatically affect their income (not that lowering celebs income is a major concern of mine) and therefore under our copyright laws and royalty situations napster was in the wrong.
855546
Yes it is.  \n\nYou're buying music overseas.  Just because they don't pay the RIAA lawyers doesn't mean that it is not an effective loophole. \n\nBesides, they say that they DO pay royalties, right there on the website.  Good enuf for me.\n\nI've downloaded about 100 albums there, and have suffered no consequences.
983413
I think they will always be here. Trying to stop illegal downloads is a lot like prohibition. Although it would be for the best, it has gone too out of hand and somehow someone will find a way to sneak it in, especially with how advanced our technology is today. Our technology is only going to get better too, and CD burners would produce the same effect as illegal downloads. Wouldn't you rather get your music for free instead of for a couple of dollars?
944016
It's still illegal, isn't it? You're getting music for free and the artists aren't getting paid.
402475
I don't agree with the illegal downloading of any pirated software. I'm sure the government will now come and check your computer for free music and they will see all of the illegal burned CD's and then you will pay the price for your illegal activities.
1037664
IF you own the rights to the images, ie you took them and they are yours. You will then need to find music from an unsigned artist, and get their permission to use their music ..
586809
Keep in mind: some Peer-to-Peer software that makes it easy to steal music will put adware / spyware on your computer - either from the software maker themselves or other file-traders.\n\nSometimes there are legal, free songs and sometimes downloading certain songs is illegal. Who cares if Madonna or U2 doesn't make an extra .99 cents from you today? But it can be illegal and you could get caught - (but 99.7% likely nothing will happen - though it's probably 99.7% likely that all your downloads are being tracked by folks who don't agree with the services - that's easy to do from what I understand.)\n\nDownloading music from artists (especially the non-castle-living kind) against their will and against their copyright though is a pretty lousy thing to do. I'm a musician and I release some stuff free - but if people could take anything they wanted against my will - that's a kick in the teeth. If that's not a concern keep in mind you may pay for it afterall by having spyware folks taking away some of your privacy and personal information.\n\nThere are places like http://www.myspace.com and http://creativecommons.org/audio/ where you can get music that musicians want you to take free.
51657
It is not illegal. Sharing music, is not and should not be illegal.
362470
it's a gray area.........it's illegal to download music but the software remains legal.\nI know. It's confusing.\nHave fun. Download what you want. If you didn't care about music, you wouldn't be listening to the music you downloaded. Your not the problem. The record companies and music radio are the problem.
1168880
You should buy "In Between Dreams", it's a great album, and then you won't be stealing music.  Jack Johnson is a big advocate for musician's rights, he's be pissed if he knew you were stealing his music.
470169
It depends on where your downloading from. You are more likely to be caught if you're downloading off of a shared internet connection (ie: dorm internet, apartment internet, etc). The likelihood also goes up the longer you leave downloaded files in your shared folder. The least likely way to get caught is to bring your laptop to a wireless hot-spot and download using that.\n\nNow, on to the underlying ethical issue. Downloading music without paying is illegal. I'm not here to say it's wrong, but it is illegal. When you download illegally, you are stealing money from record labels, NOT artists. Don't use this as an excuse, but a reason. These record labels are stealing money from the artists. They give them a million dollar record deal but they charge them $990,000 to actually get the record made. In most contracts, the artists are charged for the studio time, instrument rental/purchase, the cost of manufacturing the CDs and Jewel Cases, promotional expenses, and a large number of incidental expenses. In the end, an artist may wind up owing money on an album that does platinum.\n\nI won't go out and say that I download these files, but if I did, these would be the reasons why. Personally, I just listen to the radio.
917677
No sir.\n\nThere are still some people out there that appreciate good music.
609864
Either they buy the rights (usually from the record label) or the song is public domain.  There's no other legal way.
162245
Yes. All music you buy from a (repuitable) source has DRM, Digital Rights Management. Meaning that you can that you can only have them on a set number of computers and use them on specific devices.
1102985
Downloading illegally is a crime and is theft.  Yes, it is a sin.\n\nThe people who created those movies, songs, and software own the rights.  By making illegal copies you are stealing from them.  You are literally picking their pockets.