Downloading Music and Warez

[Tyr]

Why is it legal to download music from the internet but it's illegal to download games or movies? I mean if they're going to let people get music for free, why not other forms of media? I don't get it.

 

[beardo526]

It's not free. If you download music without paying for it, it's illegal. (For the most part anyway, there are a few exceptions).

 

[Tyr]

Well it is practically free because you pay a small monthly fee and get all the music you want. My question is, why is it like this for music but not for other forms of media?

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Well it is practically free because you pay a small monthly fee and get all the music you want. My question is, why is it like this for music but not for other forms of media?

These services are still illegal. It's just that you are paying to download music from some server in Russia.

 

[office politics]

Well it is practically free because you pay a small monthly fee and get all the music you want. My question is, why is it like this for music but not for other forms of media?

ipod (the video one) is starting to sell tv shows one day after they play.

no one has grown into the market yet. patience my friend.

till then get netflix and a burner, lol

 

[gaara]

It's not illegal to download games so long as you pay for them...take Steam for example

 

[Apokalipse]

Itunes music store. you download a song for $1, and you don't need to get the whole album.

 

[Tyr]

These services are still illegal. It's just that you are paying to download music from some server in Russia.

Napster is illegal?

It's not illegal to download games so long as you pay for them...take Steam for example

Yeah I know but there is no legal P2P network for games is there?

 

[Apokalipse]

we're not necessarily talking about P2P

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

" Napster is illegal? "


It was but now its not you have to pay for your music now form them before you didnt.