should people  be able to download free music? be a opponent and give me the consequenses?
80953
I dont think so ... But I do think there should be an alotment of free songs provided by the artists that maybe have a shelflife of say a week then the file disappears from your pc.This way they could tease you with a taste of their craft and leave it up to you to buy the rest.Ive borrowed a few in the past , but if I really like the artist I just go buy the cd.I suppose if I painted art I wouldnt want everyone coming in and wanting a print for free,not that much money in that.
68576
You can use P2P file sharing programs like Limewire to download videos and MP3s for free, but by and large its piracy unless you are paying for it... Just be careful about that.  In a nutshell its virtually impossible to get decent free music without it being illegal...
1101897
answer before me is true, partially, but there is a grey area. russian and other overseas site like mp3music.__ are charging based on the BANDWIDTH of your downloads. This means that with low resolution mp3s, you can have an entire album for, about $1. So, even though you are paying, it is not authorized, which to me is far worse than giving it away for free. \n\nThere is still no free lunch and if you want a legal download you have to stick to the biggies, like iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.\n\nthanks for caring
1176793
Plenty of free and legal music can be found, if you read this text.\nhttp://baseportal.com/baseportal/goodsounds/howto\nEnjoy the world of free and legal music, instead of the music that is forced down your throat by the radio stations.
65574
Several sites have p2p programs that allow you to easily download music, but downloading anything copyrighted is illegal.\n\nLimewire.com\neMule & eDonkey\nKazaa (full of spyware)\nAres
423517
Well hypothetically, I would try any P2P file sharing program, like Lime Wire or Direct Connect (DC++);  but that would be illegal.
783582
you should have told us what you've tried.\nof course it is illegal to share and download copyrited music, but i do understand that some people just can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on music..  why should they have to go without?  i think that programs like this are a good way to help the lower classes enjoy some of the luxuries that the upper class people take for granted.\ni've done comparisons of p2p programs to include winmx/kaaza, limewire, and bearshare..  most people around here seem to recommend limewire, but by downloading the same files through each i discovered that bearshare had the best results.  it found more sources and had faster download times.\nbearshare does come with adware, but if you run ad-aware after installing bearshare it gets rid of the adware and leaves you with a great free p2p program.
48402
Do you mean anyone want some free software music & games?  I would like to know what you have or know where to get it.  Thanks!
1170984
Probably not, for download sites to be legal, the artists must get the profits off songs that are downloaded, if the music is free the artist isn't getting any money, and its basically like stealing. The best thing I've found is Napster, you pay a montly fee and you can download as many songs as you want without the 99 cents fee, although some songs aren't available for "free" download, and must be bought for 99 cents.
653271
Actually, if you downloaded the songs BEFORE the anti-piracy laws came into effect, you should have no problem because you cannot be punished for a crime that was commited before it was considered a crime.  That I'm almost positive of.
1187575
... Legally.  Seriously, $10 a month from Napster or Yahoo gets you unlimited downloads to a secure WMA player.  It's gotten cheap enough.\n\nDespite the lowered media presence, the RIAA is still suing it's listeners for downloading illegally just as much from two years ago.  It's not worth it, man... $4,500, or $250,000 per infraction, either way, is a lot of hours of work lost to line the pockets of useless souls who want to sue people who won't buy the latest crap they're shoving down our throats.\n\nNevertheless, my opinion aside, stay away from 'free' download sites.
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Don't pretend to be them. That could get you into some trouble. \nHowever, if you were to set it up as a tribute site, that is different. You can list as much info as you want about them, but be sure to put SOMEWHERE on the page that its a tribute page and you are NOT trying to be them.\nAlso, don't allow the music to be downloadable unless you KNOW for a fact the band is ok with free distribution. (Example: A Metallica fan site doing this would be a VERY BAD IDEA.)
772002
Are you aware that you can download music for free?
51657
It is not illegal. Sharing music, is not and should not be illegal.
643385
It is impossible to download music free and legally. Either you pay for music or you get it illegally. Simple as that.
944016
It's still illegal, isn't it? You're getting music for free and the artists aren't getting paid.
771539
A lot of people feel that since the internet has opened so many doors, that they should get free music.\n\nPersonally I find it sickening. If you steal from a bank, it's wrong--everyone knows that. If you steal from an old woman, it's wrong--everyone knows that. But if you steal songs from the internet, all of a sudden it's okay.\n\nI for one purchase my music. No too long ago we didn't have the choice of creating our own CDs. Taking advantage of downloading music illegally is never going to end well.