Poll: Is downloading music illegal?

[littleman]

eheheheh sorry
DOyou think downloading music should be or shouldn't be illegal

 

[Ricksta]

Yes

 

[Killbat]

Here's my vote for "most vague question EVER". :|

 

[snow patrol]

Do you mean immoral? Or perhaps you mean to ask if we think it should be illegal?

 

[Regine]

Depends on where you get it.
You might wanna rephrase that question.

 

[Czar]

Legaly its illegal.

But what you have to do is look at it from another perspective, the bands and the howl industry is gaining from this, how often has it been that some friend recomends some band you have never heard of and then you go on the internet and get few songs with that band and you like it, then you buy the cd?

The music industry should also be looked at, according to a article the chick in Hole wrote, the industry gets about $10 and the artist $2 from each cd sold at $12, not sure cant remember. It was like it that the artist didnt get anything and the artists had to pay for the bill of recording each song, they also pay for the cost of making videos, that is the record companies loan the bands money to make them, and then the bands have to pay it back.

 

[Regine]

What about all the bands's websites where you can download songs or music videos? It's pretty damn legal then

Btw, you rephrasing that question didn't help at all.

 

[ltk007]

If you mean copyrighted music (stuff that can be bought) yes. If you mean all types of music, no.

 

[Rand7263]

Don't care, I may d/l music but I still buy the CD if I like a certain song or band.

 

[apoppin]

Napster's use still hasn't been resolved in a court of law.

Napster has to be rethought. Completely bypasing the artist is not morally right - they do deserve compensation for their work. Bypassing the RIAA is another matter - they need to be rethought also.

 

[XL]

If they're sharing music which is what napster is letting people do (Share Music)I would say it's legal but probably very borderline.I'm interested in seeing what the court has to say.

 

[Czar]

Hopefully someday that everyone will have a digital walled people can give money directly to the artists