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How to Download Music Online - The Right Way!

More music fans than ever are looking to download music

online.

However, many people become overwhelmed by their downloading

choices - and are unsure which music solution will best fit

their needs and desires. And here's a more serious concern...

When searching for free music to download, you can get confusing

and conflicting information about the legalities involved. It's

true. Many people have unanswered questions about p2p file

sharing networks, and the risk of being targeted (and

possibly sued) by the Recording Industry Association of America

someday.

But even with the threat of RIAA lawsuit risks, more

people than ever are using p2p programs than ever before. Why?

The answer for the continued popularity of p2p networks, despite

the controversy surrounding file sharing, can be found in a

revealing online music survey. The Pew Internet survey

(conducted in October 2003) found that more than two-thirds of

Internet users who download music online say that they do not

care if it is copyrighted.

According to the survey, those looking to download music online

cited many reasons for their ambivalence towards copyright

issues, including:

- They feel that CD prices are too high.

- Too little profit goes to artists.

- It's a way to sample new music BEFORE buying the CD.

- The music may not be available offline, such as indie music.

- They feel they are entitled to "fair use" of the music they've

purchased.

Although these survey results are bad news for the RIAA, lawsuit

risks remains very real if copy-righted music is downloaded or

shared illegally online.

And even though it's true that the RIAA has lost court cases in

the past against Morpheus and Grokster, this has only caused the

recording industry to shift their tactics to targeting

individual file sharers instead. Furthermore, it's no secret

that the RIAA will continue their current campaign of suing

those who are illegally sharing copy-righted material.

So how do you download music online - the right way? Here

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are some useful tips:

1) Do your research - Take the time to compare all of the

online music download options available for you to choose from.

2) Get the facts - Learn about the critical differences

between the legal music sites VS the file sharing networks.

3) Stay legal - You should NEVER reproduce, distribute or

publicly share copyrighted material online.

4) Choose a legal site - In using a legal music service

(such as Napster, iTunes, Musicmatch On Demand or eMusic) you'll

get 100% legal, worry-free music downloads.

Also when researching any online music site, if you can't get

your questions and concerns answered from the website itself, be

sure to email them directly to try to get the answers you're

looking for. If you fail to get a response, or feel the reply

was inadequate, that is probably a sign that it's time to move

on to another online music download site.

About the author:

Article by Anna Rowe. Visit her popular free music download site that provides music site

reviews, mp3 download solutions and reveals critical file sharing facts.