what is your opinion about illegal downloading of music...

It is a huge issue but the problem is practically nothing can be done really. People can try to ban, but then it'd be the government or whoever, trying to control the internet. That would be giving too much restriction on something that is meant to be open and free. We'd be no better then other countries that restrict and censor internet from the public.

I not understand illegal music means what? All music are good and yes various websites are avialable on net for free downloading. I think this is not illegal.

I will admit that there was a time that I was doing this because it was a way that I could get the music that I wanted to listen to. However, I also found that by illegally downloading music like that was also ruining my computer and for that reason I stopped doing it. Now, I will admit that there are times that I will record music off of the internet with some software that I do have on my computer, but I will never share the music that I have.

i really dont feel anything because one reason, its true that artist do such great job by singing their songs but i also think that an artist earns so much money from us when we buy music cds or downloads from legal sites on the net, for me its not fair an artist get so much money for a few hours in concert millions of dollars and i will never agree with such salaries, same as boxers,soccer players,basketball players and so on, anyway i can listen annd watch in you tube any song i like.

well free downloading help us to have some favorites songs, image, or file we need. the rick is we sometimes dont know that everytime we download any file from the internet was including the virus? maybe yes right so virus its also free to dowload even we dont need them :)

for me, i consider buying albums of artists that i know will be worth the price.sadly, there are only a few of them out there. cds are expensive, i don't see the point of buying an original copy when you only get 1 or 2 great songs. that's not worth the money at all. if these record companies can reduce the price, then people will not resort to illegal downloading. there is a very thin line separating illegal to legal downloads. for example, i have a sony phone and it gives me applications to download. now, will you consider that illegal? if so, why would sony and your network allow these? these companies know the websites, they even give you access to these websites. why would they do that? people create illegal websites, but they need a platform to promote their websites. i don't even know what their criteria in banning websites.

well, every artist wants his/her work to be appreciated by the public. at least, that's what i know. but of course, they need to survive and get back their investments in giving and sharing their talents. i go for intellectual property rights. i respect the ownership and rights of the creator of music and movies. there has to be balance in making music and movies accessible to the public and the investment returns of the creators.

In my opinion, I think the illegal downloading of music is the same thing as stealing it. I wonder how these websites are allowed to do it. glowin100

yeah man,illegal downloading should be banned,because due to this,the artists who makes great effort to make movies,songs are not rewarded but disheartened

All non-purchased music can't be played in public, as a dj I know this perfectly. Today's music and movie industry, is must say, have less quality then 20 years ago. If I was just a ordinary guy who listen music only at his home and that music which I listen will be old in 3 weeks, why would I buy it when I can easily download it for free and save the money for something else? I buy music because I earn money playing those track, I don't buy track which I don't intend to play, it's a waste of money. Those tracks are meant to be purchased for short term playing. There is no great albums anymore to outlive their time, no great movie, everything is in marketing and selling the product in shortest time because next product is waiting his BIG presentation.There is no ARTISTS anymore, only manufactures with a lack of quality in every aspect. Software's should be purchased without any doubt,you know what are you buying in long term and they are more useful then music or movies Some things should be purchased and some just don't. Try it before you buy it.