ownloading music is a the Internet exceeded sales of
process whereby music files CDs and videos in some countries.
are opened on the Internet Many lawsuits ensued, and yet
and saved for future use. This other sites were ordered to shut
has become one of the world's down.
greatest online pastimes during
recent years, and the popularity Several artists cried out at the
of downloading music continues to practice of downloading music.
grow. They felt betrayed, since their
hard-earned music was being
Ironically, however, downloading passed along without profit and
music didn't start off in the without their permission. They
most positive light. As a matter felt disrespected and ripped off!
of fact, it was considered quite
illegal, and many file-sharing Eventually, there was a solution
technologies, such as that would keep downloading music
peer-to-peer networks, provided an active pastime. Legal digital
countless music to the public downloads became popular through
free of charge and without the iTunes in 2003, and downloading
permission of either the artists music from the Internet increased
or the music copyright owners. exponentially, setting new
One famous site known for this, records in sales. One example of
Napster, was incited for breaking this is Gnarls Barkley's Crazy,
copyright laws and told to shut which landed a position at the
down. According to the Recording top of the U.K. Singles Chart
Industry Association of America solely on the distribution of
(RIAA), this practice was not downloading music. Napster is
only unlawful; it was hurting back online, too.
sales for the music
industry—downloading music from Interestingly enough, many of the
artists themselves got in on the as through music outlets!
online game of downloading music,
and now lots of their music is Downloading music, then, has been
available on their personal and a rather shaky ordeal for many,
commercial sites. These but due to compromise and
downloads, however, are either innovative technological
brief previews or low-quality advances, this practice is
sampling—enough for the artists fortunate enough to continue for
to market their music to those some time to come!
who prefer downloading music, and
also to make money online as well
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