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Illegally downloading music, we all do it, but do we feel guilty about it? Why is it that some of us feel it's okay to "steal" from musicians. We live in a instant generation where everyone needs something right away. Why bother going out and spending nearly twenty dollars on it when you can just download it sitting at home. Illegally downloading music is so conventional, we have become so accustomed to it, that we don't realize that it is in fact illegal.
There is two sides to the story, many say musicians put in lots of effort and hours in recording their music, expecting to earn a large sum of money but they make far less then expected, but many argue that it doesn't really affect an artist's income and that they already make a vast amount of money. This is different for younger and upcoming artists who have yet to hit their peak of success, they are relying on whatever little bit they can earn. Ed Sheeran, and English folk singer recently talked about music piracy reflecting his sales. He said "I've sold 1.2 million albums, and the stat is that there's 8 million downloads of that as well illegally. Nine million people have my record, in England, which is quite a nice feeling." Ed said it was a good popularity feeling and he wasn't bothered, but something tells me his managers and producers aren't too happy.
Downloading music for free can be quite simple, and being honest, I do it myself, I consciously try to buy off iTunes of purchase a couple CD's but nothing beats the ease and popularity of downloading off the net. Not going to lie it's a great way to experiment with new music, you don't feel like you've wasted your money if you don't enjoy it, simply delete it. A lot of people including myself have an attitude that "we'll never get caught" or "I'll deal with it if it ever happens". At the end of the day, it really comes down to your opinion, if you don't feel guilty, go ahead and download some torrents, but if you still rather want the art of CD's, or iTunes, that is also an option.
There is two sides to the story, many say musicians put in lots of effort and hours in recording their music, expecting to earn a large sum of money but they make far less then expected, but many argue that it doesn't really affect an artist's income and that they already make a vast amount of money. This is different for younger and upcoming artists who have yet to hit their peak of success, they are relying on whatever little bit they can earn. Ed Sheeran, and English folk singer recently talked about music piracy reflecting his sales. He said "I've sold 1.2 million albums, and the stat is that there's 8 million downloads of that as well illegally. Nine million people have my record, in England, which is quite a nice feeling." Ed said it was a good popularity feeling and he wasn't bothered, but something tells me his managers and producers aren't too happy.
Downloading music for free can be quite simple, and being honest, I do it myself, I consciously try to buy off iTunes of purchase a couple CD's but nothing beats the ease and popularity of downloading off the net. Not going to lie it's a great way to experiment with new music, you don't feel like you've wasted your money if you don't enjoy it, simply delete it. A lot of people including myself have an attitude that "we'll never get caught" or "I'll deal with it if it ever happens". At the end of the day, it really comes down to your opinion, if you don't feel guilty, go ahead and download some torrents, but if you still rather want the art of CD's, or iTunes, that is also an option.