I'm sure this topic has come up before, but since I'm new please bear with me. I just wanted to get some opinions on downloading music. I used to download free from Kazaa, and ever since the RIAA said that they were going after individual who download from various sources I stopped. I really enjoyed making my own CD's and a lot of the songs I got were rare recordings of music I can't find any more. I hate spending my money on a whole CD for one song. Is it wrong for me to want to do this and is this stealing like they are saying?

I guess I'm wondering if any else continue to download or has the RIAA put the fear into you as well.


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The only time the RIAA will scare me is when they show up on my doorstep armed. I still download music. I don't care, actually. I've put firewalls on my computer, which makes it more difficult for them to know who I am. Plus, on AOL, your IP number changes everytime you sign on. They'll never find me.

Yeah I agree with Karly. I'm really not that worried. I still download from Kazaa. I stopped my sharing, which is supposed to reduce the risk of getting caught....

Originally posted by TradingMooses
Yeah I agree with Karly. I'm really not that worried. I still download from Kazaa. I stopped my sharing, which is supposed to reduce the risk of getting caught....

Yup, I stopped sharing too! Hope I don't get caught!:eek:

I stopped sharing as well so I don't think there's anything to worry about. Last night, I even downloaded some songs and today I went out and bought the cd so I'm not always ripping off the music industry. The RIAA can kiss my behind. I download songs to see if I like a new artist and like I said I usually go buy the cd sooner or later, but then there are things you can't find anywhere but online. Or if you have a cd and a particular song you love is scratched then I'll go download that song. If they want to fine me for that. I'll shove the cd in their face and make them listen to it. I'm not going to go buy that cd again just because it's scratched.

i used to download music on winmx and download videos on kazza. but now i wont do either of them i still have kazza and winmx though. and i still listen to the songs that i still have on my computer. wish i could try out the new napster but its not letting me downlaod cuz i dont have the right system for it

I love WinMX it works great for me.

I don't download anymore. My father's computer has a whole bunch of songs that are not shared. I don't make CD's anymore, either. Instead I listen to an MP3 player. I've been trying to find a converter and a ripper that is free. I hate that for the most part you have to pay for one of those online. :mad:

Kazaa Lite is the best source for download music and videos. The RIAA never stops here!

Originally posted by Brian
I don't download anymore. My father's computer has a whole bunch of songs that are not shared. I don't make CD's anymore, either. Instead I listen to an MP3 player. I've been trying to find a converter and a ripper that is free. I hate that for the most part you have to pay for one of those online. :mad: I have a free ripper....but I forget where I got it.

i usually download songs until i get the cd, i dont think it should be legal to make cds from downloading the songs. and i also download live performances and videos.

I have Kazaa Lite and I don't share it hasn't stopped me from buying CDs at all I still buy the same amount of CDs I always have. I mostly download videos that I haven't seen in ages.

I download songs and don't feel the least bit bad about it.

I have nearly 400 CDs, 58 LPs, 21 SACDs, and 8 DVD-As. As an audiophile, I buy at least two new albums, in one format or another, per week, so the RIAA is getting my money. I'll download one or two tracks off an album if I'm curious, and if I like the material enough, I'll go out and buy it.

I'll also download albums in their entirety if they're out-of-print and can no longer be purchased.

Thanks for all the feedback!

Like some of you said, its not that I am just downloading and not buying, I do eventually go out and buy new CDs after sampling some of the music that has been recommended to me by others, but I also found songs from groups that I like that are out of circulation or have not been put onto CD yet. I also like downloading videos from groups that I haven't seen for a long time. I think I will take the advise of stop sharing.

I also have a question, what is Kazaa Lite?

Thanks again!



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Kazza Lite is another version of Kazza without the spyware, at least I think thats right. If I'm wrong somebody please correct me!

F**k the RIAA. I think people should be allowed to download music for free. If artists are so concerned about people downloading their music for free, they should stop making wack songs especially rappers. Rap music is so dead today. Rap ain't what it used to be. Plus i had this guy download & burn me some very old r&b songs that aren't even available on cd so that's a good thing. Chuck D of rap group Public Enemy said that he doesn't see a problem with people downloading music for free cause he said the record labels are so shady anyway. He said record labels have been taking advantage of artists for so long so downloading isn't a crime in his opinion & i agree with him.

Originally posted by isiahthomas
F**k the RIAA. I think people should be allowed to download music for free. If artists are so concerned about people downloading their music for free, they should stop making wack songs especially rappers. Rap music is so dead today. Rap ain't what it used to be. Plus i had this guy download & burn me some very old r&b songs that aren't even available on cd so that's a good thing. Chuck D of rap group Public Enemy said that he doesn't see a problem with people downloading music for free cause he said the record labels are so shady anyway. He said record labels have been taking advantage of artists for so long so downloading isn't a crime in his opinion & i agree with him.

I agree. Downloading music is NO DIFFERENT THAN TAPING MUSIC OFF THE RADIO!!! Everyone in here who remembers the 80's very well remember how big home taping was. Everyone borrowed their friends albums and copied it. Did it hurt the industry then? NO! The only difference is that cd's are better than cassette tapes. Plus, IMO, if you buy an artists concert ticket, you've more than made up for the money they lost for downloading a cd. For the average $50 concert ticket (and most artists charge more), they're getting $20-25 of that alone, whereas for a $18.99 cd, most of them won't be getting more than 50-75 cents. You're depriving the artist of a candy bar by downloading the cd, LOL

I actually cut back on my downloading habits, and started buying more CDs, when the companies began to lower their prices. I went to Target, and almost every CD was $9.98, that's unbeatable!

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
I actually cut back on my downloading habits, and started buying more CDs, when the companies began to lower their prices. I went to Target, and almost every CD was $9.98, that's unbeatable!

true, but it sucks it's only $9.88 the first week out. Some of us are picky with what we buy and generally like to wait until we've heard more of the album. For example, I would like to get the new Pink, but I wanna wait until I've heard more songs off it, but yet it was only $9.99 the first week out. Now Greatest Hits cd's are a much easier "first week sale" purchase (ala No Doubt, Sheryl Crow, Stone Temple Pilots) because the fans who will buy it know over half the album anyways

I used to record songs off the radio back in the 80's when i was a kid. I remember them days. BuffySlayer79 you're exactly right. The artists make more money doing concerts than they make selling albums. It's not like they see a whole lot of money selling albums anyway.