What are your thoughts on sharing mp3's (music files)? This is an illegal activity and recently the University of Nebraska was named as one of the top 5 schools in illegal music downloading. Read the article about this here and blog about what you think.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18644781/
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i think that the people that do it should be ok with it if they only download only a few songs but thousands no they should be in jail or have a big fine to pay
Wow. I heard about this on a facebook group but i figured it was just another scam but i guess that they are actually starting to crack down on this so i guess i'll reconsider how easy it is to download music now.
I'm guilty just as others are for downloading music but if people wouldn't put the option to download free music then it wouldn't be a problem. No matter what people do they can't fully stop downloading music and if they did they would most likely have a decline in the music industry because no one really wants to pay that 15-20 bucks for a cd. I'm not against and I'm not for it but if more people realized the consequences then it might be cut down.
i think sharing and downloading is ok. i think that downloading a couple like 20 is ok, but have thousands of songs, i think they should pay, but if you are paying for the services i think that also ok because your paying for the songs that you get.
i think you should be able to pay for the music and share it to as many people as you want because you payed for it and are being considerate and sharing your music files.
I dont think that it is wrong to download music if the companies are making it illegal then why dont they traget the companies that are putting the music out there to be downloaded and not just the people downloading the music.
I think that there are plenty of other crimes that require the attention that these students are getting for downloading music. If using LimeWire and Ares are illegal acts then why not sue the companies that created these file-sharing networks? Use the "Cut off the head and the body will die" philosophy, if you eliminate the head (LimeWire creators) the body (the users downloading the music) will have to stop because there is nothing more being added to the program.
If you use the billed versions of the file-sharing networks would they still count it as illegal?
I guess all in all I think if the companies want to sue somebody stay away from the college students that don't have the money to fight and go for the LimeWire, Ares, Bearshare, and Kuzoo creators that do have the money to fight them in court. Suing a college student is like a 30 year old man attacking a twelve year old kid, the kid is obviously going to loose!
Although I don't download music illegally through any of these programs, I do think that the record companies need to think what they are actually doing, like I said, go after the creators not the users!
i think people should be ok with downloading a few songs,but then it cost your freedom in a jail cell.
i think that its ok for people to share their songs with other people as long as they arnt charging for the song and if u are only downloading a couple hundred songs it should be ok bt if u get a cople thousands then u should have to pay a fine
I think that the penalty should be much less than what was tagged on the people in the article. I think that if there was to be a set fine that it should be gauged on the amount of songs that you have downloaded.
I dont really understand the problem. Yeah, i know its illegal but someone could just buy the c.d. and burn it for all of thier friends, who burn it for their friends, and its the same thing as not paying for it. Plus, artists dont make that much on cd sales anyway, and they have millions too.
Basically, the issue is not illegal downloading, everyone and their mom does it. The issue is whether they should be targetting college students at random. There is not anything you can really do to stop people from sharing music. Making sharing music illegal was like prohibition, there is nothing you can really do to stop it other than just threaten random college students, and thats just pathetic.
I don't think that people should get sued I think that the people that create the "free" music websites should be sued because they are the ones providing you with the songs. If they know that it is illegal then why do they still create the website? I just think it's dumb. If they want to cut down on the illegal music downloading then they should shut down the company/websites.
I can't believe they actually like tracked down students and found out who was downloading music illegally. It just suprises me that they expected them to pay so much money, granted I know it is illegal. I don't really know how I feel about it because I know it is illegal to download free music, but then again I also think you should be able to download all the music you want for free. I guess I kind of have mixed feelings about it. We stopped downloading music illegally after people started getting caught and now we get our music from ITunes at home.
I think it should be ok for a student to download music because your not really taking money from anyone. These people have millions and they complain about a c.d.
i thought this was just a joke but i guess not. I think it is kinda retarded because if u only download a few songs youyr still gonna get in trouble for it. i dont think a few songs should matter but like if you download thousands then yeah you should get in trouble. But like if you pay for it i think you should be able to share it with friends and family.
I think that the people that download music files from lime wire and ares should not be sued. The people that should be sued are the creators of these music download sites.
Also it isn't like some of these music and record companies don't have enough money the way it is.
I heard about the UNL situation but I didn't realize what a big deal it is becoming. With all of the free music sites available it's really tempting to use them, yet I guess it would be better to download legally since they are tracking down and fining more and more people. Yet my question is why are they going after the people who use the websites and not the people who made the websites?
My opinion is download what you will, just beware of the consequenses that may follow. I admit, i download music when i can, and yes, some include a free virus! pain to get rid of. Just be careful which program you use to download music from. As for getting in trouble, it should be obvious that if you get caught, your in trouble, whether its jail time, or a big fine. You get caught, thats your problem, don't go blaming your friends or someone, take the blame.
I never really thought that downloading music illegally would be that bad, but obviously i was wrong. People who get in trouble for this definitely are at fault for their actions and i dont really feel too bad for them. If it was me I would realize I made a mistake and would deal with it.
Well I think it is wrong to illegally download music because that is how the artist and companies make money and if you are thinking that they make anough money as it is; yes, that is true but if every one did it then they wouldn't be making money and they would not make money than they would quit making music than there would be no music to illegally download. If you like the artist wouldn't you like to keep them in business by buying there music to suport them. I don't download music at all i usaully go buy the CD than transfer the music to the computer so that I pay the ful price and don't have to worry about it.
I think that downloading a few songs is ok but if you download alot of songs then I think that you should have to pay for them unless you have a legally licensed music downloader that you can download music for free from.
I am a big music fan, music plays a big influential role in my life. I can understand if someone uses the internet to recieve free music, because prices now days are way to high for kids to pay 15 dollars or more for a cd with only 15ish songs on it. The music industry makes enough money anyway. All the rockstar, singers are rich so i don't see what the problem is. But in the end we have been told its illegal so i guess we have to follow the rules.
After reading the article, i think people should consider the fact that downloading music for free can come with serious fines. But, seriously i think it is just stupid that they make such a big deal about it. I really don't think that they can crack down on all the ways to download music. They should just let it be.
I actually downloaded music off of winmx before this years mock trial case. I guess I didnt realize they punished those who were caught so heavily! $750 PER SONG, if you are found guilty, OUCH! So I went away with that and now I just make other people burn me cds from the music they buy legally! :)
If someone is downloading music illegaly then i personally think that going to jail would be a little extreme but at least have to pay a hefty fine. If you put yourself in the position of the band and take a look at all the money you are losing then you would have a different perspective. but there should at least be a fine.
I find it somewhat strange that actions are now being taken against music downloads through file-share programs. Software that allows people that kind of access has been out for years and they are just now enforcing penaltys? I don't really think that file share programs are actually doing a whole lot, as cds can be copied just the same. I think the biggest problem with the music industry is people are too cheap to buy the album in the first place. If you like that band, why not support them?? I don't think that people sharing music is the problem, it's the mentality that people take with it.
Well I don't really think that it should be such a big deal...If people are really going to go to jail for downloading music then I think that we as a country have issues... We have so many other problems that we should be putting our time into.
Everybody knows its illegal and yet still does it, so I guess if your willing to take the chance you better know the consequences! You should have to pay for what you "stole"!
I can't beleive how much money they had to pay for getting coaght, and i understand that it is illegal in the first place, but there are people all the time burning cd's for eachother and its a copy of the orginal cd and they didnt have to pay for it and Plus if your selling cd and are a big time music singer your making plenty of money in the first place and so there really shouldnt be that big of a problem anyways But the companies should be the ones getting sued and in trouble their are the ones that provide the website and illegal music.
I don't like buying a whole CD for one or two songs. It's so easy to just download the music for free. I don't think that is fair for only a couple students getting in trouble. If they sue one person then they should be serious enough about it to stop giving people the option to do it at all. It's never going to go away at all because someone could download a bunch of songs legally, then make a CD with those songs and give it to someone else to copy.
It's really hard for me to decide how I feel on this subject because that's the base of our mock trial case this year and we have to switch sides every week so I can see from both directions. I agree with Brett when he says why don't the companies just sue programs like LimeWire, winmx, BearShare, etc.. It really doesn't make sense that they Wouldn't! I guess it's just that it is soo easy to download the music illegally so I dont know why they don't just do something to stop it from being so easily accessible.
I think the music industry is overreacting a little. They should crack down on the people who are actually spreading the music around, not downloading it.
I guess its only fair that they are cracking down because if i was a song writer i wouldn't want to be losing money like that either. I guess il officially quit downloading songs though cause i really don't want to pay 7.50 for one stupid song.
i think that it would be ok for downloading a few songs but like thousands of songs i think that they should go to jail because they didnt have permission to download the songs off of the cds and stuff.
I CANT SAY MUCH BUT THAT ARTICAL WAS CRAZY! IM NOT A REAL BIG COMUTER INHANCED PERSON (WHY I TOOK THIS CLASS!) BUT I THINK THAT THE INDUSTRY IS TAKEN IT A LITTLE TO FAR. BASICLY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD ALOT AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE ALOT OF MONEY SUEING THEM. THEY REALLY SHOULD PUT BLOCKS ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT FREE.
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