Myself ...I would not download any songs from GL that way. I have downloaded songs from a few different bands in the past, but they were all the same songs that were on the records and tapes that I had when I was much younger, that had just worn out. I figured, as long as I had bought the music at one time I was morally justified. Now that they are getting these websites set up where we can actually buy the downloads 1 song at a time , I prefer to do that. The courts in Canada have sided with the privacy rights of the file sharers, over the Recording Companies. The recording companies are trying to find out from Internet Service Providers the actual identities of the screen names who are downloading alot of free music files. The courts in Canada have denied the recording companies access to that information. I am thinking that the whole idea of file sharing should be illegal, because many people are just taking artists songs without ever having purchased them for themselves in the past. I wonder what would happen if the USA in a round about way ( like Canada) made file sharing legal. Would there be alot less quality in recording? Would the day of the Superstars of the music world getting rich from the royalties received from cds that have been sold be over? I have heard some musicians say this is a good thing (file sharing), but it seemed to me that most of them were the underdogs anyway, that just wanted more popularity for their live performances. Maybe they are hoping that by the time they make it big... that technology in recording will have a way to stop copying...or do they already have methods? I dont think they do in digital recording (or they would certainly be using it). Will the dream of the riches of Superstardom die one day with file sharing?
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