Do you think it's good the internet has so much music?

I think it is wonderful! With You Tube , you have gotten me to listen to groups and songs I wouldn't have been able to! I remember one of our talks where I knew one version of a song and you another. With the help of You Tube , we got to hear both! I also think it is great for the teens out there. Instead of being stuck knowing Only the cover of a song or a the sample of a song in a rap song, they can log in and hear the original!

I think it is bad for the music business but to me it's a good thing as I'm not in the music business. I stopped buying CD's after knowing the downloading capabilities of a computer with internet connection.

just like you i love music of all kinds. it makes my heart sing. i think its wonderful. i have a play list from playlist. com. do you? will put that on just like i did my CD player in the past and just do my work while it plays one song through then the next, etc. or i can listen to it while i play games. in fact my playlist is on my profile here and you can see i like all kinds of music. im always finding new songs and artists to love in many feilds of music.

Oh wow, I totally agree with you on this one! I am so thankful for the internet. One of the things I'm thankful about is music. I am a fan of a Japanese pop group. When I became a fan in 1999, it's only through the internet that I get to hear their music. It's really awesome. Earlier this year, my mom was reminiscing about songs that she used to hear on the radio during her college years. She's looking for those songs in record shops but she can't find them. We then went to a store and under the name of their store is "Music Library". We went inside and saw vinyl records along with CDs. She found them all there and was wanting to but them but the store wasn't selling any of those. They were recording the songs maybe through a machine and transferring them to audio CDs. I thought "why pay them when it's widely available on the internet?" Even though the store has old records, I still think it's illegal to redistribute the songs that way. My mom was almost going to "purchase the songs" but I told her not to because it's all "free" on the internet. When we got home, I searched YouTube and we found almost everything she wanted to hear again. One of her favorites is The Commodores. Because she liked some of their songs, I looked for a CD online and bought it for her birthday. She was so happy. By the way, I forgot to mention that my mom is not computer literate. ^.^' I try to buy CDs when I can. However, if I only like one song from an entire CD, I might just download the song off the net. Because I don't live in the US, I can't purchase songs through iTunes nor Amazon. I wish their services were international so that I can purchase songs legally and I am willing to do so because musicians have great works and I'd love to support them when I can. Nice topic! Have a nice day!

I think it's absolutely great how internet has contributed so much to music. In the past we could only access to local music and millionaire bands through the radio, but nowadays we can listen to music all over the world, and many amateur bands have gone pro thanks to that. I didn't buy music in the past because cassette tapes were expensive, and cds too when they appeared, and I still don't buy music because the prices are abusive in my opinion, unless it's some record I really want to have. Internet being full of music haven't changed my attitude regarding buying music, as I wasn't going to buy cds anyway, but thanks to the internet my interest in music has gotten bigger and has leaded me to go to the band's concerts, as the live experience is better than the recorded one. Without being able to access to music in the internet, I would probably have never gone to those concerts.

I don't know more about internet music business but I can agree with gorillafootprits.

Hi! I am with you in expanding accessibility of music via internet. I am able to listen to music in whatever genre I like. Plus also for music students who are able to search assigned music if it is not available in their school library. The downside is--anybody can upload music interpreted their own way in any instrument. And for those who may not know or knows little of music would think the one he/she is listening to is good music or even great. Affect discrimination in taste. But generally, I go for accessibilty as I cannot afford to buy CDs unless they are on sale. Happy new year, CarlHalling.