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Sharing Music on Download Sites

Article by Ken Kroening

A while ago, one of the biggest sources of music online turned out to be illegal. Though many were prosecuted, some still use the same type of site today.

There are many legitimate sites where you can buy music, and which you chose might be more of a moral choice than a financial one. Though the choice will be up to you, you have to decide if the risk is worth the free music. There are a lot of great music download sites out there, and the once renegade site Napster is now a popular site for music, but you now have to pay for it.

Now that IPods are very popular, music download sites are doing more business than ever. Many of them will sell you a song for about 99 cents. This price is comparable to what you might pay per song on a CD full of songs, and if you do it this way, you only have to pay for the songs that you want. You can still buy an entire album if you wish, and it will probably cost you the same, if not less, than what you spend in the store. This is great for those who want music on their computer or their MP3 players.

There are many of these music download sites that might come with your computer. The site is located online, but your computer might come with the software needed to use the service. This does not mean that you have to use that service though. That particular site may have made a deal with your computer manufacturer to have the software already installed when you buy. You have the choice of using it, or you can go online to find one that works better for you, or that may have a better price per song.

Though there are many music download sites online that offer music sharing, remember that these are not all legal. What happened with Napster showed us that you can be tracked down and prosecuted for sharing music online, and perhaps you should think before you download.

You may get songs for free, but you may also find yourself in legal trouble, and there are many viruses floating around those free sharing programs. The choice is up to you in the end, of course, but you would be far wiser to go the legal route and pay for your music.

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