Is using Kazaa for downloading music illegal?

[Merlot]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

and I have to stress.....a 192Kbps song doesnt exactly replace a proper CD/Record version.
DS

Agreed. If someone recommends a band, I will check out a couple songs to see if I like them or not. If i can find them on itunes to preview it, i will, but if not then the other way it goes. Then if i do like them, i will go out and buy the cd. As musicians ourselves, I think it is important to support the artists and pay them for their creativity and hard work. With cd prices being low ($$9.99-12.99) compared to what they used to be ($16.99-$18.99), buying cds is defenitely an option now. I thing if it weren't for the development of napster or kazaa, we would still be purchasing cds at $18.99 (those damn greedy label heads). So the development of these has defenitely worked in our favor, besides the whole downloading aspect.

Also, I agree with ya DS about 192 not being able to replace cd quality.

[udenjoe]

I used to use bittorrent alot but just recently learned how it can damage your HD. The suprnova fella made exeem. It's for PC only now though. It is also in testing and there aren't many users yet.

I still will do it. I do have alot of music I have to absorb though. The RIAA uses alot of scare tactics. They often lie too. That first wave of "arrests" turned out to be false.

I welcomed the decentralized era of music. I still emrace it like a little puppy. I think now you are going to see less million dollar icons and more musicians having to work at what they do best for a living. You are going to see more work and wider varieties. You are going to see too many genres to really care. Little niches for that CD-R. And more local shows!

It's not over. Far from it. Remember the RIAA can't touch you outside the US.

[jasedee]

When do we all think the death of CD's will take place?

The new generation of youth will all be carrying around iPods, full of songs they either D/L'd illegally, or paid a measly $0.99 for.

As soon as HD space becomes cheaper and bigger, and more people have access to high speed cable internet, then we wont even need to listen to MP3, as we can D/L the 16/44.1 wavs

So, death of the CD......I reckon 5-10 years before CD retailers are forced to shut, and record companies will sell direct via internet

[AlexHall74]

After I was done downloading everything I could possibly remember to look for I began trading my entire collection for other's in exchange.

I have well over 200 GB of music, much of which I have not listened to at all.

There really is no need to download now if you make a few strategic moves like that, unless you are "browsing" or looking for something really specific.

[Nigel Harkness]

Originally Posted by udenjoe

I used to use bittorrent alot but just recently learned how it can damage your HD. The suprnova fella made exeem. It's for PC only now though. It is also in testing and there aren't many users yet.

How can bittorrent damage your HD?

[udenjoe]

Nice booty. Anyway, a physicist I know told my wife. Appearently he knows alot about computers since he works with alot of those people. He said it was proven. I'm not sure how. It's her computer. Sooooooo, Buttorents are bad.

I did some searching and found this discussion. I guess it's debatable.http://forums.animesuki.com/archive/...hp/t-7909.html

[Wandering Kid]

How can bittorrent damage your HD?

its mainly the content that gets shared on bittorrent that can potentially damage your HD. im not aware of any specific bug within bittorrent that fucks you up. although to be fair this kind of happens with every file sharing app. the thing with file sharing is that people just want the files. no questions asked. so alot of people share, download and open stuff that they dont really know anything about. they dont know the original source for example. and you cant really blame someone for sharing files with spyware embedded into it or the classic quake 3 arena keygens that 90% of the time are in fact SD worms - they probably didnt know either.

thats the major reason why i find anonymous filesharing a bit dubious and i place certain restrictions on what i share. i will for example never share, download or open .exes. NEVER. quickest way to trash your HD.