We are living in an amazing time right now, a revolution of sorts. Not the kind of revolution our fore fathers fought against the mother land using cannons and black powder guns. No, this fight is being fought with a click of the mouse and a keystroke of conscience. This is a digital revolution, and the enemy is big time record companies that have been ripping off music consumers for half a century. No more are we forced to buy a $17 cd because we only like one song, ending up with a pocket full of lint, and a cd full of shit. The Technology savvy, computer literate, youth of the world have struck back at the monopoly that is the recording industry. With p2p (person to person) file sharing programs such as Kazza, Soulseek, Imesh, and Limewire, it has become possible to download just about any song, from any time, and from any artist, ever. A virtual smorgasbord of music right at our finger tips.
But life is not always bright and sunny for these audiophiles of the world. Downloading unsanctioned copyw
Therefore, it truly is an amazing time we are living in. A time where the average consumer actually knows they will enjoy what they’re purchasing. A time where we are not handcuffed into buying the whole album, because we like one song. A time where we don’t have to fatten the pockets of record executives who care nothing about the artist or the consumer. Yes, we are in a digital revolution my friends, enjoy it while it lasts.
rited music from the internet is infact Illegal. The federal copyright law states that a person who is caught illegally downloading music on the web could face penalties of up to $150,000 per song, but the Recording Industry Association of America or RIAA has already settled some cases for as little as $3000 (foxnews.com). Another problem Illegal downloading causes is the effect it has on our favorite musical artists. If things keep going the way they are, the record companies might not be able to pay these artists to make anymore of the music we love. Of course one could argue
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