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Originally Posted by Antithesis  I know we're standing on opposites sides of the divide: My family gets royalty checks, and you're a thieving, music-stealing little rat!  No wonder you guys hate communism so much! You grow richer from the royalty checks while we have to pay for what we hear on the radio for free! Capitalism, huh? FYI: "Thieving, music stealing rat" is a badge of honor for me, so thank you very much.  I prefer the title "Prince of Thieves," but I'll take what infamy I can get. Actually, the music industry is evolving. They're beginning to charge small fees for down-loads. Yes, it IS possible, and it IS happening. So...they charge you for what is advertised as free...sounds a lot like fraud. Misstatement of a fact with the intent to deceive...yep, that's fraud. Now we're into criminal offenses. ...and by the way, you might want to be aware that SOME (perhaps a LOT) of those "freebie" music downloads are actually put there by the music industry - and they contain very serious viruses. It's their way of saying, "Well... screw you, you theives!" That's actually malicious and an invasion of privacy, not to mention 100% ILLEGAL. Anybody who knowingly infects computers with a virus is subject to penalties. | No, I'm not communist. But I do, honestly, believe that we shouldn't steal.
As far as the "advertised for free" thing... I'm not seeing songs advertised that way. I think they probably advertise trailer or samples, but not the whole songs. Also, you can probably get low quality stuff for free. But if you want something decent, you get what you pay for.
As for virus-laced files. Well... if you don't download illegal files, you don't get the viruses. Besides, in order to press charges, you'd have to admit that you're stealing music. Kind of a Catch-22 there, isn't it? |