At one time consumer attitude towards downloading songs from the internet was very mixed. Is the internet a place where the old taboos do not have have place and any thing goes. There were others, and thankfully in considerably larger numbers, who took the long term view that if the public were allowed music for free, in the long term, it would signal the end of the music industry as if artists could not earn money from their talents, they would eventually become financially unable to write and perform. Not only that the record companies who financed them would also go to the wall.
We all get the point that copying music with out permission is illegal but when i was a kid we used to tape the top 40 or borrow a friend album and make a copy do we really care where our music come from?. Ok one day the international body will make rules to protect copyright but it is going to take some time as this will have to be a global commitment, The rules of the game now is that copying music from any source without paying a loyalty fee is illegal, and anyone caught in the act of uploading or downloading illegal songs from the internet is liable to fairly severe punishment.
So what did this cause? It caused people to stop taking the double risk of downloading illegal tracks to their computer. The first is that they would be caught and charged with copyright theft, which is real crime, and enforceable in a court of law, the second risk was probably a bit closer to home for most people. It became rapidly apparent that most of the file-sharing sites were becoming haven for every cyber crook in the internet galaxy, and with every track downloaded came with its own varied and colourful selection of viruses, malware and Trojan horses.
The Trojan horses were obviously enough to break the camel's back and the fate of the illegal downloading music industry was sealed. Yet there were people who still wanted the convenience of downloading music, and some of the most notorious file sharing sites decided that the most responsible move was to become "legit" Probably the best known site to take the step was Napster, who now offer their extensive and legally attained music catalogue for unlimited listening for just £5.00 a month for UK music fans. The total range of Napster tracks covers 8,000, 000 covers, which means that it would take someone 45 years to listen to every song. Not worth breaking the law for.
Author Resource:-
Their has always been two sides to consumer views on music downloads. Is the internet a place where the old taboos do not have have place and any thing goes. There were others, and thankfully in considerably larger numbers, who took the long term view that if the public were allowed music for free, in the long term, it would signal the end of the music industry as if artists could not earn money from their talents, they would eventually become financially unable to write and perform. Not only that the record companies who financed them would also go to the wall.
We all get the point that copying music with out permission is illegal but when i was a kid we used to tape the top 40 or borrow a friend album and make a copy do we really care where our music come from?. Ok one day the international body will make rules to protect copyright but it is going to take some time as this will have to be a global commitment, The rules of the game now is that copying music from any source without paying a loyalty fee is illegal, and anyone caught in the act of uploading or downloading illegal songs from the internet is liable to fairly severe punishment.
So what did this cause? It caused people to stop taking the double risk of downloading illegal tracks to their computer. The first is that they would be caught and charged with copyright theft, which is real crime, and enforceable in a court of law, the second risk was probably a bit closer to home for most people. It became rapidly apparent that most of the file-sharing sites were becoming haven for every cyber crook in the internet galaxy, and with every track downloaded came with its own varied and colourful selection of viruses, malware and Trojan horses.
The Trojan horses were obviously enough to break the camel's back and the fate of the illegal downloading music industry was sealed. Yet there were people who still wanted the convenience of downloading music, and some of the most notorious file sharing sites decided that the most responsible move was to become "legit" Probably the best known site to take the step was Napster, who now offer their extensive and legally attained music catalogue for unlimited listening for just £5.00 a month for UK music fans. The total range of Napster tracks covers 8,000, 000 covers, which means that it would take someone 45 years to listen to every song. Not worth breaking the law for.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.articlelayout.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites
