iPods half full of illegal tracks
Research conducted by the University of Hertfordshire has uncovered that 48% of the music stored on the average digital music player has been downloaded illegally. The figure rises to almost 80% amongst teenagers. The extent of illegal downloading by one of the largest survey of youth music ownership has shocked the industry, which is struggling to cope with declining CD sales.
Former Undertones front man Fergal Sharkey and now Chief Executive of British Music Rights said "I was one of those people who went around the back of the bike shed with songs I had taped off the radio the night before. But this totally dwarfs that, and anything we expected." His comments certainly seem to reflect a growing trend, as CD sales declined by 10% in 2007.
The study also shows:
63% of people illegally download
Just 15% of respondents are persuaded not to upload because of the risk of getting caught
95% engage in some form of copying
Have you ever downloaded a track to your ipod illegally and if so how much of your music collection does it account for?
When you add up all the songs you would like.
there was a time when people sang and wrote songs because they loved music and they understood the effect music had on them and and the world! now its become a complete money racket.
The Comments some of you have left are disturbing, like u who said that people are too cheap nasty and penny pinching your the one shopping in Asda get a grip you middle class idiot.
i havent bought a cd in years
I'm one of these "greedy" artists people are stealing from.....I certainly don't have a car, a big house or any riches. So when my music is stolen, as opposed to paid for, where does that leave me? That's not a greedy statement, that's just common sense. Nobody works for no money...everyone has bills to pay and needs to survive.
Not all musicians are Madonna, you know. Nobody on here has even considered what independent record labels are supposed to do when they barely recoup their investment in the first place. So please, don't make out you're some kind of revolutionary rising against system by stealing music, because it only goes to show just how ignorant you are on the subject.
The music industry isn't going to lose out over it. There will always find a way to rip us off!
"I was one of those people who went around the back of the bike shed with songs I had taped off the radio the night before. But this totally dwarfs that, and anything we expected"
This can still be done and to a much better standard with DAB radio, so lets ban radio stations that play music because they are a risk to someone's profit. While we're at it, let’s ban TV too. With today's HD TV it's easy to make a copy of a film and share these with friends, so let’s ban TV too.
Then there is the music library, where you can borrow CD’s from your library but of coarse you can’t copy these, NOT
Then there are your local DJ’s that run their own roadshows, how many of these do you think actually pay their dues?
The list is endless but take note that the recording industry seem to be going for the softest targets, the consumer, the one equation that doesn’t have endless pots of money to defend themselves.
Shame on you, get a life.
as somebody ontop of me said no body is losing anything. so i think they should get rid of that stupid law and even so. too may people do it so its out of hand now. no one can stop it.
The Dangers of Illegal Downloads
Remember if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. There are a lot of sites online spouting promises of free music files from some huge artists, don't be fooled, the golden rule stands, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably has a catch.
Remember once you download a file onto your computer, there's no telling what it might be up to, you need to be careful, not only of the law, but also that you are cautious of any of these 'great deals' on free music. Illegal downloading and file sharing can leave you open to security breaches, viruses and other net-borne nasties - there's also the massive fines and jail time to consider.
Illegal music downloading actually harms you as a consumer. Many people may try and justify their flagrant illegal internet use as the little guy fighting the huge corporate bodies, but in actual fact it is not only the countless artists, musicians, writers, engineers and others in the music business that suffer harm, but also you the consumer.
Next time you think about illegally downloading music on the internet, give a few things a thought first. If you had worked hard on something, would you want it disseminated for no payment via the internet? Illegally downloading music may not have any physicality to it, such as shoplifting, but it equates to the same thing -stealing and stealing is a crime in the eyes of the law.
Task forces are being set up in various countries to deal with illegal music downloading, don't let yourself be a victim, know you're on the right side of the law and use reputable digital downloading services.
Its illeagal to recorde movies from the tv?
Its illeagal to sell a book you have read?
Its illeagal to record music off the radio?
Well as far as im aware its all true, the book thin got me thinking but its true.... something to do with writers rights... but you see secondhand book shops everyware.
but with itunes and most other downloading sites u have to create an account with your bank card
plus downloading songs for free has been around for years what you are saying basicly unless you buy it you have stolen it what if u borrow a cd hey
that aint stealin
its great and if I hack through someone elses connection - then my neighbours will get fined!
I have about 600 songs on my ipod, and only about 10 are illegal at the moment.
Task forces are being set up in various countries to deal with illegal music downloading, don't let yourself be a victim, know you're on the right side of the law and use reputable digital downloading services.
as for illegal downloads, it shouldn't be the people downloading that get punished, it should be the original uploaders surely?
if there was a cheaper and wider variety of music both on itunes and in shops, sure id buy it.
but until then, ill stick to getting music off friends or the internet.
besides, the majority of people cant afford to buy every song/album they like.