Hidden Overhead For Downloading Free Music
Music is an age old method for relaxing. Listening to music is one of the most favored ways of spending leisure time. There is not a single person in this world whose life has been untouched by music. But collecting music can turn out to be an expensive way of keeping yourself happy.
However, this is not without its pitfalls. Far from this proliferation being a boon for the music industry, digital music has managed to give them the hardest of times ever. The internet revolution has also bred music piracy at an alarming scale.
One thing you must always check for is whether the free songs are legitimate. Does the website have the right give away free music? Copyright rules do not apply just to websites, they apply to you too. Before downloading any music, check the terms and conditions of the website to be sure about the copyright issues and the list of do�s and don�ts for you.
Naturally, the availability of anything for free or for cheap attracts millions of people. Most of these people would listen to the same music even without piracy, but would have to pay for it. Obviously, the artistes, the studios, and all the music industry are losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of genuine revenue, every year. It is no different from theft.
Take time to read it to know if it is the right site for what you want to do with the music downloads. Unless you are careful you might without knowledge end up downloading and using copyright music, making you a cyber criminal.
Some sites say the music is for free and then once you spend time selecting and creating your song list, you are asked to pay a small fee. Some sites will allow only partial track downloads for free, as a preview. For the complete song you will have to subscribe, in other words, pay.
This is not to say that all digital music is stolen. There are a large number of websites and networks that also give you music for download, genuinely. These websites and networks usually enter agreements with music publishing companies, to sell and / or broadcast their music over the internet, and pay either a fixed fee or a royalty per sale.
However, some sites offer downloads on a song by song basis. What you plan to do with the song determines the amount of money you will spend, although the rates are pretty reasonable. Some sites even offer downloads for as little as a dollar per song. You do the math, to determine if this is a cost-effective solution to your music needs.
Different websites charge you for the music in different ways. Some charge a fixed fee for unlimited downloads, some sell complete albums, while most also offer pay-per-track downloads. Most websites also charge a small subscription / membership fee regardless of the payment pattern for actually downloading the music.
Be careful or you may break copyright laws. Be cautious or you may end up paying for music you had no intention to buy. Take care or your year�s worth of online music collection may go up in smoke because you did not renew your subscription. Be shrewd or you may pay more than you budgeted.
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Isaiah Henry is a guru in the music industry; he has written such reviews on Yahoo Music review. If you have questions or comments post on the Music Download Forum
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