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Down with Downloading Throughout the whole time when you were able to gain access to free downloadable music, you have been able to by pass the purchasing of music, but has it been morally right? People always insist that download is great, but are you thinking of who you’re talking it from. The artists are the ones losing there money as well as positive recognition. Musicians should obviously get a cut as should small record stores who are obviously going to lose out when the big chains all get together on this (newsfactor.com). Also, the factor that you have to pay for theses programs, you mine as well go to the store and but them yourself.
Music was very successful back in the past but now is being loss by music piracy. Artists dealing with people copying or stealing their creation without them approving of it. They also distribute the music and make money off of something that they never created themselves. Internet piracy has been a cause of a lot of argument. It’s grown and become the new thing of communicating in our generation.
The New Technology of Music With the advancement of computer-based technology, music is being accessed and created in ways that were not seen only a few years ago. Whole catalogs of music are available on the Internet, some for a fee but most are free. Artists can create studio quality recordings at home with the help of digital technology and upload those songs to the Internet. As to be expected the recording industry has a severe distain for this advancement of musical technology simply for fear of it disturbing the companies year end bottom line. As much as the record business would like to have the public believe that computer-based music technology would forever ruin music, quit the opposite is true.
But that factor is frowned upon by the music industry. Why? One may ask. Because of online music sharing services such as Napster. Napster was started by accident by a college student trying to find a faster way to load and copy songs off of the internet.
Artists as well as the record companies need to see the growth of technology as a good thing, and use it to their advantage so they do not miss out on the inevitable benefits. Many artists and record companies do not think that it is a good thing to have their music available for free because they feel that they will lose a lot of money. The thing that they need to realize is that technology is only going to get better and they need to use it to their advantage. Many of today's artists make money touring and by having their music free could lead to people listening that would not normally listen to their music. This could lead to new listeners who might try it out, leading to more sales in tickets and in CDs.
It is true that people may save money from illegal downloading, it also hurts a lot of other people like those who create the music. Because of illegal download, the artists not only lose their money but also the motivation. When you download a song or music with paying it is the same as you steal the money from the artists, because that’s the income for their hard work. Admittedly speaking, illegal downloading could expand market of music and movies, especially for those producers who are unfamiliar to most people. The illegal downloading music becomes a common phenomenon for many people who have experience on the Internet.
They think that there should be an easy way for people to buy music on the internet so they can continue to make money,. Large fines may upset consumers and they may never spend a dollar in a record store again because they are upset. The only way to avoid being charged a lot of money is to buy CDs in record stores. By downloading legal music, one has to pay money for songs that he/she downloads and illegal downloading lets people get free music. Each way to download has its advantages and disadvantages.
So, why should hard working people who want to enjoy the harmonies of their favorite bands have to trek to a store like “Best Buy” and purchase the dingy compact discs when they could get the same content for free and from the comfort of their home? Beside it being illegal, there isn’t a strong answer. But shouldn’t the musicians, producers, actors, and everyone involved in the production, distribution, and exhibition of this content be paid for their hard work? Yes, they absolutely should, and they are. Bands are able to reach a larger audience through illegal downloads which helps the media conglomerates in the long run.
The search would return a lot of links that were broken, meaning that the page could not be found. In early 1999, Shawn Fanning began to develop an ideas to better this market of finding MP3s. He thought that there should be a way to crea... ... middle of paper ... ...ng payment and royalty fees for their songs being downloaded and shared. These artists should be getting money for their music being sold just like how they are given royalty money for selling CDs. The main reason for Napster being shutdown was the lawsuits for piracy.