The Difference Between Legal And Illegal MP3 Downloads
Trying to figure out which online sites offer legal music can sometimes be very difficult. Just about anyone can upload their music and media to the internet and offer it to other users. Even though methods to share your music have become easier, you still require the permission of the copyright company to legally distribute their music or videos. Downloading from illegal websites carries the risk of being charged, or more likely, extracting a virus. There are several things to look for when determining whether a site offs legal or illegal downloads.
MP3 sharing sites are the most popular type of illegal downloading site. Many people mistake them as legitimate because they may say they are legal, even if they are not. These websites have gotten around the rules by allowing users to share information with each other, rather than through the website?s server. With each individual person being responsible for uploads, it is nearly impossible to track down every user. Instead companies will focus on a select group of people to charge who have uploaded or downloaded the most information. The fact remains that it is wiser to download from a legal site.
The first and biggest sign that a site isn?t legitimate is a site that claims that you can download anything for free. There are a few sites that have small amounts of music that is not copyrighted. However the majority of sites that claim you can download free music are sites that are allowing users to freely share the information. Whether it?s a P2P site or a torrent site it?s still users sharing music illegally. The users don?t have permission from the record companies to distribute the music freely. This method is hard for companies to track however they?re working on ways to track it. Some of these sites even will claim that they are legitimate even if they are not.
There are some sites that will charge its users to download files however these sites allow for unlimited downloads for one price and are often just charging you to make money. You?re still downloading content that is copyrighted and are therefore still stealing the files. These websites keep all the money for themselves so you should be extremely cautious if a site is offering unlimited downloading for one price unless it is a reputable site.
There are two easy ways to know if you are paying for legal downloads. The first is that you decide to choose a site that is well known and has a good reputation backing it. Thus you will have nothing to worry about. Most of these sites will charge you per song or per album. This gives you the flexibility of buying either a whole album or just a song. The second way that you can know if you?re paying for a site that?s legal is to do a little research and find out which sites record companies endorse. A few searches on a search engine will give you a list from the record company about which sites you can trust. - 18758
MP3 sharing sites are the most popular type of illegal downloading site. Many people mistake them as legitimate because they may say they are legal, even if they are not. These websites have gotten around the rules by allowing users to share information with each other, rather than through the website?s server. With each individual person being responsible for uploads, it is nearly impossible to track down every user. Instead companies will focus on a select group of people to charge who have uploaded or downloaded the most information. The fact remains that it is wiser to download from a legal site.
The first and biggest sign that a site isn?t legitimate is a site that claims that you can download anything for free. There are a few sites that have small amounts of music that is not copyrighted. However the majority of sites that claim you can download free music are sites that are allowing users to freely share the information. Whether it?s a P2P site or a torrent site it?s still users sharing music illegally. The users don?t have permission from the record companies to distribute the music freely. This method is hard for companies to track however they?re working on ways to track it. Some of these sites even will claim that they are legitimate even if they are not.
There are some sites that will charge its users to download files however these sites allow for unlimited downloads for one price and are often just charging you to make money. You?re still downloading content that is copyrighted and are therefore still stealing the files. These websites keep all the money for themselves so you should be extremely cautious if a site is offering unlimited downloading for one price unless it is a reputable site.
There are two easy ways to know if you are paying for legal downloads. The first is that you decide to choose a site that is well known and has a good reputation backing it. Thus you will have nothing to worry about. Most of these sites will charge you per song or per album. This gives you the flexibility of buying either a whole album or just a song. The second way that you can know if you?re paying for a site that?s legal is to do a little research and find out which sites record companies endorse. A few searches on a search engine will give you a list from the record company about which sites you can trust. - 18758
About the Author:
Susan Reynolds is a content coordinator for Free Music Downloads portal. For more information visit: http://www.musicdownload3mp.com
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