2006-12-23 12:59:22 · 8 answers · asked by Mad About Purple 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Under current legislations, which have been upheld in the Supreme Court, downloading music from sites that OFFER it for free is not stealing, and you can NOT be charged.
2006-12-23 13:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anastasia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to U.S. law, it is stealing if the music is copyrighted.
However, I'm a believer that this law is outdated and unrealistic.
Some musicians LOVE to have their music downloaded because that means someone is listening and getting the word out about them. It's free advertising, really.
Other artists want their money for their work, which I understand.
So, I'd say look into the artists opinions on file sharing and peer-to-peer downloading, and respect their wishes.
(Go to Weird Al's website. He has a song called, "Don't Download This Song" and there's about six links where you can download it. Quite funny, really.)
2006-12-23 21:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You Cant Download Music for free and call it not stealing.but here are some websites where you can download songs for free
limewire.com, morpheus.com mesh.com Ares.com edonkey.co there's a whole mess of websites
2006-12-23 21:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mario 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless the site doesn't have distribution license for said music.
2006-12-24 16:52:36 · answer #4 · answered by slimeslayer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're supposed to be buying it, yes, you are. Of course, some kind people offer their some of their own material for free, so it might not be.
2006-12-23 21:02:13 · answer #5 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not stealing the srtist who make the music would do the same thing if they were an average person
2006-12-24 01:53:57 · answer #6 · answered by brian v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about this: If someone stole your car and then gave it to me would I own it?
2006-12-23 21:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No you are sharing.
2006-12-24 00:34:48 · answer #8 · answered by Ashley D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋