Why Most Free Music Downloads And Movie Downloads Are Illegal
Most free music downloads and movie downloads are neither free nor legal, but that doesn't mean that most people still cannot get them. The two are mentioned together because, along with games and burning software, bootleg movies and music downloads are available using the same software: file sharing software also known as peer-to-peer or p2p.
The morality of those that burn free music downloads to DVD and free movie downloads to DVD for their own use is arguable, although nobody can doubt that those that do so for profit are definitely acting illegally and will neither have, nor will expect to have, any sympathizers when they are caught.
The problem is that very few are caught for two reasons:
1. They are mainly from China and other Asian countries and therefore more technologically advanced in their thinking than those trying to hunt them down, and
2. It is much easier for the authorities to hunt down the high school kids and their moms that copy free music downloads and online movie downloads for their own use. The moms are mentioned because it is they who are prosecuted in order that the fines are paid - the kids have no money to pay thousands of dollars of fines.
It is certainly correct to prosecute those who are caught making free music downloads, because with today's technology they should not have been caught and therefore deserve their fine. However, is it moral to download movies illegally and copy free music downloads to a CD?
The answer is yes - it is both morally and legally wrong to do so, buy why are you enabled to do so? It is an easy thing these days to make a music or movie file copy-protected so why is that not done rather them bleat about the kids who are using simple technology? That's not a simple question to answer, and perhaps the movie and music moguls should consider that themselves.
However, irrespective of all of that, file sharing software can be used for free music downloads, and many of the commercial forms of the software also offer free burning software. The reason that it is used is mainly for new artists to enable their work to be disseminated through the internet and their name known, so that when they have the right amount of online fame they can release a new album that will sell well online.
These are legal music downloads, and is how the file sharing software should be used. Most free music downloads should be of this type, although some is still being used to copy copyright material, such as the latest charts hits. You should not use the software for that, even though there is nothing to stop you but your own conscience and a law that is almost impossible to enforce.
Yes, one or two are caught and fined, and their moms pay the fine, but how about all these pirate CDs, movie DVDs and music videos that are flooding eBay at the moment? What about the people selling these - why are they not being prosecuted for marketing illegal goods.
While that goes on, nobody can blame people for downloading bootleg movies and free music downloads. However, it is neither legal nor moral, so don't do it!
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More information on Free Music Downloads and movie downloads is available from http://www.online-free-movies.com where you will find file sharing software suitable for both public domain music and movies and also more information on the illegality of using it for copyrighted material.
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