Do you use a file sharing program to download music?

[tavenger5]

This is for a little research paper I'm writing... Please vote ;)

[voice of god]

Interesting, maybe you could post your paper when its done, Im interested to see the results...

[tavenger5]

It's going to be about Music Copyright Piracy on the internet. History, current issues, new laws, etc.

[X-Factor]

Before 2 weeks ago, I hadn't bought a cd in about 2 years. Until Ludacris Chicken and Beer came out, of course. But really i dont see any point in buying if u can get it free. I mean, most artists are set for life anyways. They dont need the extra money. what are they gonna do with it. buy a new ferrari?

[Nyxan]

Most of the stuff I'm after is old and not produced any more dowloading off the net is the only way to obtain these files

[Noonam]

i love download the songs but if i like it i will buy CD myself.
But sometime i make CD my own too.Mostly,the old song.

[sepp]

I once tried to install a program but I didn't succeed so I let it.

[dived motion]

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[Sk8er]

I'll be honest, in all my life i've bought about 3 cd's(I'm 13). I never really liked music when i was younger, and have always been using kazaa to make cd's

[youngre]

I think that downloading music would help artists. In the past couple of months, I have bought three CDs because I liked a file I downloaded. If I have never heard an artist, I'm not going to buy the CD unless I know I like them.

[dmaci38293]

watch out on kazaa, a company called big champagne has been launched that tracks EVERY download, they know what has been downloaded right down to the postcode. And I know it works, I have seen it working!

[strat]

Try Mirc.I have been using it for 5 years now with no problems yet!!!!

[Jay804]

i do...... i dont do it as much as i use to tho...

[XLilBratX]

i use limewire on my mac

[Sk8er]

Originally posted by dmaci38293
watch out on kazaa, a company called big champagne has been launched that tracks EVERY download, they know what has been downloaded right down to the postcode. And I know it works, I have seen it working!

Does this also include kazaa lite?

[Dedalo]

i use kazaa like everyone

[seamus]

I've used a program called Overnet but I find Kazaa is much better.

[notbroken]

Kazaa sucks. :rolleyes:

[diskonekted]

IRC.

[pgplaya15]

no kazaa

[d_chenhall]

i use kazaa and just downloaded kazza lite, but i have noticed in the last few months the quality has been going down hill and there are a heap of viruses in the files...though kazaa lite is better cause it dosnt have all the spy ware

[pstackle]

kazaa lite is the way to go. I download my music because its a lot easier than going to the store and buying a cd with one or two good songs on it. artists should start producing better stuff before they complain about filesharing. Filesharing allows you to not get screwed paying 20 bucks for a crappy cd.

[OllieD]

Kazaa Lite Is The Way Forward

[Lord Midi]

I never use Kazaa, or any other of those programs...
The program itself isn't illegal, as you might know, but too many people use it in a illegal way...
Example 1:
You find a cd in a music shop, and put in your pocket. You walk out of the shop, with the cd in your pocket, while thinking: "Why buy it, if I can get it for free?"...this is called stealing, and is illegal, right?
Example 2:
You're downloading illegal music files to your computer, and are thinking: "Why buy it, if I can get it for free?"...but this isn't stealing?? this isn't illegal?? I cant see much difference between those two situations, but maybe thats just me...;)

But if they shut down Kazaa, people will just use another program...
And maybe I understand, that some people want to listen to the music, before they buy it...
But think...what did people do, back in those days, when there were no Kazaa?

[saritbo]

The best way to download music files

[oiram]

only use Kazaa to download videos

[basketball15]

the new age who buys cds anymore just dl and burn its as simple as that

[ZelRiptha]

Only people with a bit of ethics and integrity... :rolleyes2

[Strider]

This has to be a good paper good luck

[Destiny84]

I use Kazaa lite as well, and if I really like a band, I buy the CD....
But yeah, there are a lot of fake files

[ikswonj0h]

There are too many bands with just one hit, it's not worth it to buy the CD

[GabbiAngel]

Most of the files available have virii in them or are really low quality. If you want to sample a song, I think it's ok, but go buy the album.

Gabbi

[Jet8810]

no, its immoral and wrong! Dont steal music!

[humz84]

use kazzaa lite mad good

[Rac147]

newsgroups r the best for gettin music!

[Drewski02681]

IRC rocks

[tigatron]

Edonkey2000 is ok for music... not sure about Midis though =/ But must be patient with it sometimes.

[stdsallthewa]

I'm not sure

[hasmak]

I only use Kazza..coz when I try find em on the net..all I get is never ending porn pop-ups and I end up no-where. But lately kazaa sucks. there is lots of bad files.

[Doddi]

i use kazza lite it´s the best

[DEViANT]

I think that a lot of the reason for the increase in file-sharing has to be due to the hikes in prices for CDs nowadays where they are disproportionately priced to other items. For example a music CD can cost you £15 or £4 for a single, I mean some sites like www.cdwow.com can sell you a disc at £8 which is a decent buy but frankly there are also a large rise in the amount of *&*&*&*&ty 'fillers' on the average disc that I hate spending money on discs I may listen to once or twice then crop the good tracks to burn a compilation.

[screaminkeys]

Buymusic.com and itunes are both great for actual purchase of files.

[mikeyyyb]

what's your opinion on it?

[Tripple5Soul]

I kinda got scared about the whole thing with RIAA and i went and bought a few cds, which i weren't dissapoint about. Now i just download the songs see if i like the songs or not, so if i do like it i might go out and buy the album. It all depends on this though $$$$

[Lord Midi]

Originally posted by DEViANT
I think that a lot of the reason for the increase in file-sharing has to be due to the hikes in prices for CDs nowadays where they are disproportionately priced to other items. For example a music CD can cost you £15 or £4 for a single, I mean some sites like www.cdwow.com can sell you a disc at £8 which is a decent buy but frankly there are also a large rise in the amount of *&*&*&*&ty 'fillers' on the average disc that I hate spending money on discs I may listen to once or twice then crop the good tracks to burn a compilation.

Well, if you don't like all the 'fillers', as you call them, you can just buy the good songs as Mp3 files, over the internet...thats fully legal, no problem in that...:thumbsup:

[sliq88]

I use IMESH sometimes..

[sjj8171984]

all the time

[__marr__]

i use kazaa a lot. some songs may be crap but sometimes im just lucky to get a cd-quality songs. i put them all in a folder and make a compilation in a mp3.

[kwang]

I use Kazaa Lite but mostly for videos than audio as of late. The whole RIAA scare put me off, but I'll occasionally look for a single track, not a whole album. If I like an artist and their album (not just a track or two), I'll buy the CD.

[daydreamer]

I use Grokster, its a piece of crap though, I think.

[mtgmasta]

I always download music, never buy CDS anymore. I use Kazaa, and for some harder to find songs, WinMX

[elcapototal]

what subject is the paper for?

[Sjoerd]

Some time ago I got a message from Napstar that they are online again. Does someone knows more about that?

[bleeek]

we should see the paper

[Sk8er]

Originally posted by Sjoerd
Some time ago I got a message from Napstar that they are online again. Does someone knows more about that?

Yeah, i seen a link sayin something like "napster's back" in big letters, so i clicked on it, and i got a plain page with the napster icon on it and a "download now" option.

Didn't downloads it though as i use kazaa lite, and not as many people will have downloaded it yet.

[bungee316]

I d/l moderately. I mostly use the 99 cent napster/itunes now. Cheap and i can stay legal.

[BanzaiX]

If is an artist I'm a big fan I'll problaby buy a copy...play it so much that i buy another one lol...but yes I still buy cds...theres good music out there that deserves to be buy

[sgiulio]

kazaa is the best and is very fast

[stellamouse]

I do download music from time to time but my hard-drive is small so this is not something I can do a lot of even with my broadband connection:(

However, have been known to download the odd tune or 10 at work as the machine is far better, lol:p

Used to use Morpheous at home but now only use Kazza at work

[MintyFresh]

When I download stuff, I use WinMX. Kazaa gave my system too much trouble with it's pop-up ads.

[johnmok]

i use winmx,it's the best software to download music,you can find the newest music using it,find it in here

www.winmx.com

[SlipKoRnKnot]

I had kazaa and it freakn gave me 20 viruses and took one of my comps down and then i got it again and it "f"ed up my comp again so im done with taht the only thing ill be doing is Buy Music.com (http://www.buymusic.com) and thats it

[FallingRain]

Does anyone know, on average, how many people are being busted each week? I like the file sharing idea, but I don't want to get busted because some people abuse the privelege.

[say_whut]

kazaa lite is no longer doing it for me!

everytime i try to dl something, IF it does connect with anoter person, it goes 0.01Kb/s . . wtf is that?!?! >_<

[eddispgeddi]

i download a fair amount of tunes, but it has also resulted in me buying a lot more CDs than I would have. Tis a great way to decide whether a band is worth buying their CD, or discover new bands you would have just flicked past in the shop!

[Svyatoslav]

As for me, I download music using DC++ P2P program. But if I can buy CD, I buy it

[AustinPowers]

When using these P2P "peer to peer" sharing program's, you are/could be opening up a BIG security breech on your PC, I'm an IT manager and I am basically kept in-undated with private job's to sort out PC's that use these sort of P2P program's, as many of them will expose your PC, and could easily give access to file's etc.

Also many file's that are downloaded contain trojan's etc, so if your going to use these type of prog's then make sure you have an up to date Anti Virus prog etc.

[blueloner]

nah... i buy CDs... after all, the ppl had put in so much effort in making them... though it may be hard on my pockets... but no choice, loving something has a price to pay... :p

[pixelhub]

i down load tune but they are only the ones that i would never buy. if a good album is releaed and i want it then i will buy it

[midimaster05]

it's alright, just as long as you do either one of the following:

first, you use the music for your own purposes, and don't allow ne1 else access!!!

second, show them respect and give them some credit and go out and buy their album!!! they'll appreciate the love, promise!!!

let's keep the music going!!!!

p.s. what's the latest version of the best anti-virus program out there right now, ne1 know?

thx!!!

:cool:

[frchung]

I will still buy the original CD's for the sound quality, nothing beats the uncompressed original version !!

[iewing]

I download songs all the time. If I like the artist....usually I go out and automatically buy the next album they put out. For file sharing...I use clean iMesh. (iMesh without the spyware!!!)

http://jm.hyperlinx.cz/imesh/

[egulphy]

What is this "buying CD's" concept? I can't say I remember where the local music store IS!

[tavenger5]

Originally posted by egulphy
What is this "buying CD's" concept? I can't say I remember where the local music store IS!

:laugh:

[CityNenaNYC]

Hardly anyone goes to music stores anymore... I order them online and/or download the song.

Some people just burn the cd's from whom ever bought too...

[phillistine]

not really, downloading things like kazaa to do so jacks up my comp ^.^

[SmaxCom]

Kazza combined with DietK works best for me.

[rosana]

I used to use p2p programms but I think it's too risky with all the virusses. I can handel them but it's just annoying. I'd rather buy a CD of my fav. artist then to download it with the risk of getting a virus.

[misak]

I use overnet, but the old times are gone...

[warnold]

yeah i download songs... lots of songs i guess... but i really love a song or an artist, i buy their cd... and share the contents with others... hehehe...

[Archdemon]

Direct Connect is the best.

[mercrial]

i use kazza lite all the time....woo kazza

[mercrial]

hmm jus wonderin...i guess kazza is the best...does anyone else use anyother file sharing programs

[ZelRiptha]

Originally posted by midimaster05
it's alright, just as long as you do either one of the following:

first, you use the music for your own purposes, and don't allow ne1 else access!!!

second, show them respect and give them some credit and go out and buy their album!!! they'll appreciate the love, promise!!!

let's keep the music going!!!!

p.s. what's the latest version of the best anti-virus program out there right now, ne1 know?

thx!!!

:cool:

Agreed!!

I use AVG anti-virus (free) and have been happy with it.

[jazzcat]

But think...what did people do, back in those days, when there were no Kazaa?
***

Well, back in the good ol' days record stores had sound booths that you could go and listen to the record before deciding to buy.

I download music for one purpose. To learn cover songs for gigs. It used to be I had to spend ungodly amounts of money for an album or CD to be able to get one lousy song off. Either that or spend all day waiting in front of the radio with my finger on the cassette's record button. Downloading music has saved me tons of time and money, which means we club musicians get to keep more of what little we make!!!

[brc 103]

i have been known to download music but the best way to describe it is i will buy the cd if i like it, but heres a thought, its far easier to download a song then if the bands good buy the cd, save a long time dl'ing! However thats on dial up, be interested to see what happens when more and more people get broadband here!

I've given up on kazaa (even kazaa lite) but to everyone who complains about viruses i would say' you dont get them downloading mp3's' - theyre mostly on software or porn! (caught LOL)

i do however use irc, its the safest way and you'll actually get to talk to the guys who can tell you which songs are good.


brc103 reminisses --ahh the days of napster, we miss you.

[bnjiman80]

My two cents worth:

I have bought less than 10cd's in my life, so its not like I'm downloading as a substitute for buying cd's. I don't actually own a dedicated CD player. But I do have an Mp3 player, which is a better format as it holds 4 hours/256mb and has no moving parts (Pendrive Plus £80)...perfect for the gym and cyling.

If I like a band, I spend money on posters, concert tickets, the odd t-shirt and guitar music books. The concept of CD ownership would only appeal to me if I had a jukebox to access them all easily (maybe one day!)

However, KazaA lite isn't that great for me now. I used to fill my PC up with all sorts of crap on dowload using file-sharing apps. Now the pop-ups / spyware / viruses are too much of a pain in the ass to bother with. If I really had to have a track, I would borrow a CD and rip-it. I'd rather keep my PC clean for proper stuff (i.e. midi sequencing!):p

[seifer]

I use kazaa lite loads, its way better then kazaa and much faster. I do see the illiegal aspect of it, but I am a teenager living off £45 a month and after my usual expenatures, i simpley have no money left for CDs

[rknrne]

I dl old beatles cartoons .. lotsa hulabaloo ..
things i could never get commercially
I dont have time or want to dl movies
mostly oldies i already have in my collection that i'm too lazy to copy my own to digital

[Delerious]

6. Binary newsgroup reader


Kazaa is weak sauce

[Jimee]

I would hardly compare the sound quality of even the best MP3's to that of a cd/vinyl/dvd copy...
It really scares me that SO many people are listening to so much crappy audio... Do yourselves a favor - the 25%'ers who don't buy cd's anymore...
But one cd - that's not a HUGE investment - go to a good stereo (with a mp3 cd to reference against!).... CRANK IT UP!!!!!
DO YOU SEE NOW!!!?????!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

... I thought so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lust and Kisses,
JIMBO

[higa27]

Do you know how strict they are on Universities?

[Izolate]

I don't use P2P. For albums, it's IRC.

[tavenger5]

Originally posted by higa27
Do you know how strict they are on Universities?

heh.. http://www.it.udel.edu/copyright/copyright_abuse.htm They're obviously trying to scare the students so they don't use up all their bandwidth. The worst that can happen = they deny you access to the network.

[steveharris]

I tend to download tracks by new artists and if I like them I'll buy the CD - Rather than waste money up front for something you don't like.
Could be a revenue generator for all artists if they do as David Gray did with his last album - he had a new track available to hear each day on his website when they launched the album. On the strength of this I bought another of his albums.

[socramim]

i used to buy a lot of single but n0ow i download a lot of music..

[sublime]

gotta support the artist man ;)

[tammy]

excuse my ignorance. what exactly is a file sharing programme? also what is this kazaa i hear about?

i never buy cds anymore. i get copies of the songs from other people, and only on rare ocassions from the net. takes too long to download

hope that answers your question.
t

[shmily168]

kazaa all the way

[seifer]

Originally posted by tammy
excuse my ignorance. what exactly is a file sharing programme? also what is this kazaa i hear about?


File sharing is where you connect to another users hard drive (only certain folders are accessable) and tkae the files off them directly rather than through a web server. KaZaA is an example of one of these

[hotdog]

I download it, and buy it if i like ;)

[jdubbz08]

Yeah i download music all the time. I dont care if those people r cryin and say that we r stealin their music. These artists have way more money that ill probably neva have. How u gonna cry about people stealin music when u already got 30 million dollars. If i download the music and i like it, i might jus go out a cop it, but either way it goes ill still be seelin bootleg copies of it to get my money.

[Radditz234]

Actually Wrong. Kazaa isnt Illegal. File Sharing is legal. Putting CD Music is probably illegal but no one can do anything about it.

If anyone answered no to the poll, why dont u go complain to the FBI or something?

[joão]

In the past i used Audiogalaxy, but right now i´m using kazza and it realy sucks a lot of loops of songs, low quality of sound, low speed, and i can´t find a lot of tracks that i want. I prefer to buy records from bands that i realy like.

[carbon110]

I download songs I hear on the radio to preview for a while, then purchase the CD from the store. However, I won't buy anything under the RIAA. Period.

[fwhone]

The best program hands down is Ares. It works well and doesn't mess up the rest of your system. It has all the other file sharing programs beat!!

You find it many places but I downloaded mine from Download.com.

Check it out!

[Jammy_G]

if record companies charged the minimum amount instead of heap the price up to line their pockets people wouldn't download the music paying £13 for a cd that costs under a pound to make is silly and singles are worse £3 for one or two songs rip off

[Jeffrey]

I use KaZaA to get my mp3s and then burn em on empty cdz

[grooviegoo]

I DO download mp3's, but only those that I otherwise wouldn't have access to. Most of the good music isn't in our stores... i live in india btw. If the CD IS available, i definitely buy it if I like what i've downloaded. :)

[robertfpark]

use kazaa ++ http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3464142,00.html is more info. I been useing it for months for everything and i have 3 full 250gb hard drives so i would be a main target if downloading was so "bad"

[case]

file sharing sucks...
Virus,trojan etc,..

[Siznitch84]

Well, Back in the day, I used to use napster. Then I stopped with that and began using Kazaa. I used that for the longest time. Then when all this court stuff started happening I just stopped doing it. I aint getting sued for this crap.

[davph30]

Its great that you can download music, I think record companies should have their own sites for their music so u can listen before buying( there is somthing good about going into record shops aint there?) I hate having to rely on radio and mtv to tell u what u should listen to, let us decide

[davph30]

i use grokster, forgot to say that

[LordPhrozen]

WInMX all the way

[david_k]

glad to be of same help buddy:thumbsup:

[thepopsicle]

I use Kazaa Lite.

[Justpimpin9]

whats the point of buying cd's anymore...u can evenget ring tones now without using money

[Justpimpin9]

regardless i use Kazaa

[ivanluvz69]

i love dl'ing music but i have to buy the album its only fair

[midimaster05]

the best thing 2 do is 2 buy the music, if u can't get it, then search on the net or use peer-2-peer networking 2 get the songz! That way u can get what u need, and not worry bout doing nething wrong!!!

thx!!!

[NaDuHCoP]

Eh, I use Kazaa Lite. Think it does an excellent job. I get the songs before they even are out on radio or in stores. lol. Pretty tight if you ask me, when you bumpin down the street with some new sh*t about 2 months before anybody else has it in your area.

[EzyPree]

Kazaa lites kool

i buy westcoast gangsta rap, cause hardly neone has it on Kazaa, with the exeption of tupac.

[poopster]

Hold on here Lord Midi may have a point but I dont think its not that black and white, The internet is a great tool for everything you need to know and do but face the facts here Music downloading is one off its biggest assets! Music must be the most searched thing on the net other than Porn and because its there and its free andbecause somebody pertakes in it does'nt mean they are Thieves!

Plus if peeps want to listen to a song before they buy go a web site that gives you a preview off the top 40 etc.

The music industry has been ripping us off for years, so its about time we all got a bit back. I have over 4000 cd albums and they were all bought and paid for so I think I have given enough to the music industry considering each cd cost about £12 each

[EmptyLine]

I use kazaa but recently it's getting worse and worse

[luckyspliff]

OK...I'm going to make a few people mad with this....

Listen, I download music every few days. If there's a song on the radio that I really like, I'll get it. Usually big pop singles, but sometimes stuff that's a little more abscure. So by no means can I say that I'm in the clear. But I'll go out and by 3 or 4 cd's every week, just because I respect the artists enough to pay money for it. I don't give a rat's arse about record companies, I care about the real people who have sacrificed to create art. Maybe you should think about there people, growing up, realising that all they wanted to do was make music. Do you wake up every day of your life with a burning need to create? Obviously not, because the only thing you seem to be able to do is take away from them what's theirs.

[orijin]

kazaa has got to be the best since there are so much users in the networks.. its almost impossible to not find new songs.. and bsides who would wanna waste a dollar on those sites for one song when u can do other things with a dollar lol

[NeGe0]

I usually download then try and see if I like the cd. And then I usually go and buy the cd If I like it.

[vortex91]

im almost 27 and i have never in my life bought a single CD.

[severin_2]

i never buy cds since i use filesharing.

[siren_7777]

i think kamd is better than kazaa lite.
but it's better to buy the cds than download it from the internet because it's illegal

[Reinaldo]

I DL stuff from time to time, but i still rather buy good music as well as good movies.

[freeway327]

interesting, I use to...not anymore

[diz]

i use to dl alot of music when i was in college and poor. and i always said that some day when i had an actual job, i'd buy cds

now i have a job and i dl music.... if i like it, i buy the cd!

[DeLYSSious]

"No, I have no idea how that stuff works."- i'm really bad at all computer stuff

[Ironkeith616]

Hey, I have downloaded music in the past but now since the terrorists at RIAA are scaring everone its hard to find stuff. I wish someone would let them know whats up. A CD should not cost the same as a DVD. thats just price gouging.

[DJMasterX]

I am a music producer myself, ands so dont really support those who download only.
I do however download lots of tracks myself. I usually download remixes of new tunes and "mash-up's" that are not commercially available.

I think p2p networks are great for people trying to get there tracks heard and for downloading hard to find tunes.

I recently downloaded a few albums that i had lost and damaged when i moved. I couldnt quite bring myself to go pay for them again :thumbsup:

I am also a great fan of somthing for nothing :p

long Live P2P ! :boink:

[Ryoga]

kaaza is the best

[ZeroVG]

screw kazza, although its better than some stuff, bearshare is the best free filesharing program out there. Comcast's Rhapsody is the best, but it costs :(

[DJMasterX]

anyone hear of Shareaza?

Just grabbed it now. Its pretty good :D Lets you connect to Gnutella1, Gnutella2, eDonkey2000 networks all at once :D
Plus takes BitTorrent links too.

Looks really cool too. Really like the real-time stats on mouse over ;)

[corrupted]

using a mac, its hard to find apps like this, but i use carracho and poison.

carracho is a little hard to use at first but well worth the frustration!...

[onedano2]

I never download music......but I probably should; it'd be better than buying the cd's all the time.

[rockin_robinz07]

Interesting results. I think its would be a great idea to set up some service to preview albums and download maybe 2 songs off the album. That way artists would probably end up making more money. But file sharing will never be stopped.

[chess_yang]

down with kaaza ..... try bit torrent

[siren_7777]

where can i download bit torrent?

[acribb]

I only buy the CD if I REALLY like it.....otherwise you can just get fair quality recordings from the net....But, the storebought CD's usually always sound better..

[fivespeed5]

I download music that I'm interested in, buy music I like.

[asnigro]

I love audio piracy! Grrrrrrrrr matey!!!

[kamikaze899]

i used to use kazaa [great for downloading anime songs and other not-so-well-known-songs] for songs i can't find the cds of, but the dsl we're using now [the dsl used in our neighborhood, gov't paid] has a firewall and won't let me use it!! oh well....

--the newbie

[Stillborn]

DC++ and WinMX is all I need.

[Keenblade]

Bit Torrent is another nice program I use but its mostly used to download large size files not small song files.

[dano]

Eight years ago you could buy a new release cd in the states for $12.50 where here in Oz you paying $29.00, Of course people are going to look for a cheaper alternative. I do about 50/50.

[194845]

Kazaa Lite

[effected]

Excellent poll, Very interesting to see the results!

[carbonmade]

I've been using Bit Torrent.

You can download full albums (new and old). It's great!

[newguy]

Yeah, after a bit of hesitation I caved in... y'know, about the cracking down stuff.

[ScarbbyMIDI]

Yes sometimes when i really need it.

I think filesharing cost is to high( fee for the internet connection)

[Mr_Mo]

Hmm sometimes i download, but mostly listen to radio, rarely buy....

[less1]

i like winmx :P

[Kirath]

I use kazza lite sometimes, and I use Morpheus.

[AlexTheMarti]

Shareaza is the best! i seen it was the only other file sharing program that was rated higher then Kazaa (which i used to use) on ZeroPaid.com, the biggest file sharing portal. so i downloaded it and now im downloading entire cds fast with no problem. it works best for music but works good for everything else. a great thing about it is that it connects to 3 networks. and it will never have ad or spy-ware. check it out: http://www.shareaza.com

[venom621]

i use imesh

[moonwalker]

I've just bought new Enrique Iglesias. But that's the only one.The rest is downloaded

[rknrne]

Originally posted
excuse my ignorance. what exactly is a file sharing programme? also what is this kazaa i hear about?

it


That's exactly what Saddams first words were
when he came out of his snakepit !! lol

[angie2010]

i don't know if this has been answered before, but do midis constitute copyright infringement? I've got a small collection, maybe 50 songs, collected from other sites mostly (hehe, maybe a couple from midibuddy) so, I was wondering about how midis would fit into the scheme of things?

[WuLabsWuTecH]

I download the file, if I liek it, I go and buy, If I don't, I delete

[chewbacon]

I download mp3s to either see if I like the songs on an album or if I only like 1 or 2 songs on an album. Just seems like a waste of money to pay $15-25 for a CD that I only like 1 song on it.

[davedresden]

My problem is, that new trance releases come out on 12" promos, and I dont' have turntables or a record player. So the alternative is....

[djthaoboie]

i download songs but if i liek it ill buy da cd cuz i dunt leik buying a cd den not lieking da other songs but only da main hit

[YoooNi]

ofcourse - if i like it i buy it

[POMP]

I've given up on kazaa, mIRC works much better

[stevefink]

Buying is the only way to go, support your artists!

[saxmidiman]

Let's get a few things straight. The artists that create all this wonderful music are really only get a small portion of their CD sales. Most of the money goes to publishers and such. Don't get me wrong, the artist will get good money for the CD sales, but let's don't forget about the mass machine behind the artists.

I once talked to the guys in the Powder Blues Band recently, and they said it doesn't really bother them that people are downloading their music. Tom Lavin said right over the mike to go ahead and do it. It keeps his name and music being played. I guess it's a matter of perspective.

Support the artist by going to their concerts and buying their merchandise. It's just as good as buying their CD.

If the music industry thought about it, they should just put a small fee towards the file sharing community similiar to the one they charge TV video channels or radio stations. File sharing and such is just a fast telecommunications source. It's much easier and less hastle.

As for midifiles, they shouldn't be shared as well. There is copywrite laws for that as well. I think the bigwigs at most music companies don't feel this media source doesn't cut into their pocket books as much as the mp3 market.

:o

[silvestri]

Since i am collecting rare movie music, i use soulseek.
I think only soulseek and maybe Filetopia are places where you can find bootlegs, promos..etc.
But you need to find good user connections and get into their userlist !

[chibimeuk]

Though downlaoding music I've found a lot of artists I wouldn't have heard of if I haven't. I would have never had intrest in Japanese artists like utada hikaru (I have all her albums now) and Ayumi Hamasaki if I couldn't. Most other songs I downlaod and don't by albums for is simply because I only like one song by them, and there would be no point in me buying their album.

[gothic-chic]

i download most of my music now, or i get my dad to burn off the cd for me - he has access to thousands of cd's, i don't know where, which is probably a good thing...

[haxor40]

yeah .. I use Kazaa .. it is the best (Especially if you have Kazaa Lite and K++)

[gateway_2]

never

[pcdestroya]

i dl music from kazaa and so on but only sometimes if there isnt any other source in my town or unreleased tracks ;0

Or i download midis that i cant find here

[kiwikid]

Times are a'changin. The way to get music these days is through the computer. Everything is coming here, to the internet.

[Jack]

I only download Midis or Kar via a website

[Nick_t]

i do for sure, but i buy music the music i like, even if i already have the full album on mp3, CDs sound better neway

[bluejam777]

I love Kazaa Lite, myself. However, it's getting harder to find "clean" songs. Anyone else getting that awful metal on metal sound sometime throughout the song?

[empress]

Definitely. It's the only alternative to spending lots of $ on CDs or singles when you really only like one or two songs in particular.

[G-man]

I prefer the cd's ... I get many cd's free anyway... besides I used to work in the music industry and have friends and family putting out cd's and I don't break the law so...

[KingXII]

$20 for a cd is on the steep side but when you crave import cds, for example Japanese pop, Korean pop etc., you'll be paying upwards of $35 for just a cd. I'm all for supporting the artist but when cds get way over priced few people are going to buy it. Teenagers and young adults are the major consumers in most countries, if the music industry caters to this age group, ie lowering prices bc young people seldom have large amounts of $$$, then the music industry will profit from it. What hurts the industry more is copy protected cds, when you buy a cd you expect to make a copy of it incase of theft or damage, heck I just scratched a enw $40 cd and I couldn't even make a back up of it and I'm not willing to fork over for another cd, it's just not worth it. If I scratch the copied version, I'll just make another one. Until us consumers get 100% unscratchable cds, and lower prices, many people are still going to download music.

[Ren Hoek]

I got to admit I've downloaded a lot of mp3s, but then again, I still buy lots of CDs. Someone said in an earlier post that artists are loaded and don't really need the money, this may be true for some but not all and anyways the artists don't make squat from CDs the real money is in touring. If piracy can help a band sell tickets that could actually be good for them. Unfortunately the record companies don't see it that way. If a band stops selling X amount of CDs they get cut off the label so they can't release anything new. So that's what I'm trying to do, buy CDs from the bands I like so tthey can make new ones and just download the songs I'd only like to hear once in a while...

[DRock139]

Yea I haven't bought a cd in almost 5 years except for the occasion of getting a gift card then I will go buy one, I hate those things.

[Jenny002]

im using at Winmx :)

[rknrne]

Originally posted by Jenny002
im using at Winmx :)

I do too. I wonder why it isnt more popular?

[fabe666]

i use kazza

[Muzik06]

I use Kazaa sometimes but if I really like the artist I'll buy the CD

[jillybean]

hmm... i used to be a kazaa user... but then all these issues came up, people getting sued or whatever... so i stopped =) my brother downloads from napster now, and he could just make me cd's if i wanted him to. so, yayy.

[saxmidiman]

Winmx is a great sharing program but most of the stuff you try to find is in queue and you have to wait. Kazaa lite seems to be faster and that's why it is more popular.

[Tezgno]

I use Poisened on a Mac. Works great. Connects to multiple networks.

[BOSANAC]

i had never buy a cd in my life. I have over 20000 track and every song is downloded. I even sell my cd whit songs of other artist. It makes me a lot of money. Also i live in Bosnia we dont have piracy laws, but we have copirights, you can go in jail for 8 yearh minimum.

so i dont buy cds

[komitus]

Sounds interesting. I would like to read that paper when it is done.

Komitus

[aPINTofPINTO]

KAZAA BABY

[varsityblues]

MP3s are just a format, formats cannot be illegal.

[saxmidiman]

Whatever gets you through the oncoming court battle.

Distributing a copywrited sound or video in full or in part without written permission from the legal owners of that sound or video is considered illegal. While mp3's are not illegal in and of themselves, transmitting them willingly without some sort of permission is illegal and can be acted upon.

Here's my thing. Charge the companies a small fee for their file sharing software (OR BUY IT FROM THEM). The same charge would be similiar to the charge to Muchmusic in Canada, or MTV in the US. These guys pay money to play these videos. The benefactors (us) of this software would then have to pay a fee to have this software. This is what should be done but it's really hard to do. First there was Napster, then Morpheus, and lately it's been Kazaa. For every one that's been nabbed and made into a acceptable distribution source, two more pop up and replace it.

[komitus]

>>>MP3s are just a format, formats cannot be illegal.<<<


Ah, Nice try. I am sure that would hold up in court. Although, we are talking about he U.S. Legal system here, the same one that let OJ go.

:)

Just kidding. sorry. Couldn't resist.

ciao

[saxmidiman]

You have to remember that you have to be a powerful female executive that aggravates the male species to be brought to justice. Just ask Martha Stewart.

[CybDude]

IRC all the way.

[Steve-O]

Soulseek rulez

[Flubber]

downloading music from p2p servers is great. Cd's are too inspensive

flubber

[fenix505]

I used to use Kazaa, but found that lots of times the songs downloaded badly and sounded like static. Now i just buy legit, gotta show some luv for your fav bands somehow...

[maggette]

even tho its illegal on my computer, i'll still do it at my friends house and then burn a CD.

[tustintiller]

I d/l the music to see if i would like it. no sense on buying stuff that you wont like! you know?

[tustintiller]

now these days cds are getting cheaper and who cares on buying the cds if they are cheap?

[potoxinator]

i like to use kazaa lite, it's everything i'll ever need :)

[tpnguyen]

I like overnet or winmx (i run both)

[justforfun000]

I always buy the artists I like. Sometimes downloading mp3's turned me on to them and I bought their CD'S after. Evanescence is a good example.

[jcmoorehead]

I used to, but now i don't as much. I usually buy the CDs anyway.

[tekgod01]

I used to use Napster. Then they shut down and I went to Morpheus. Then that shut down and I went to Kazaa.

Then a ton of people got sued and I moved to iTunes.

I don't mind paying for songs, but I'm sick of buying a complete CD for a single song.

[makeyoumine]

wala lang... i like winmx... most of my mp3's are downloaded through it...:thumbsup:

[Anno_Anubus]

I've used probably every single decent filesharing program out there (Started back when early gnu versions were released), and while the enhanced version of Kazaa has the most features, I'd have to say my personal favorite is WinMX. THere can be long lines at times(You can always talk to the person about bumping), but it's been the most solid program. You can not only find just about anything you can think of(gbusters.mid? :P), but also successfully complete the download more than any other program.

There is a new program which I downloaded a little while ago, but it's about as easy to config as sysreset, so I'd rather stick with the extrmely user-friendly format of MX =)

[ItCameFromJa]

IRC is where its at. Im not paying £15 for a CD without hearing at least some of it first.

[DJ-KOS]

I like to download new music from the Internet.
I usually download it from www.delit.net and www.audiofind.ru servers. It's FREE!! I recommend!

[DJ-KOS]

...and i like to download polyphonic ringtones for my mobile phone. I usually find it on www.ya.ru (www.yandex.ru)

[cobulas]

You can Pass any type file on a Newsgroup, what about that issue? I use Morpheus ocassionally, but it's like Nyxan was saying it's mostly to find an old song that's not posted on the net. I pretty much find .mp3's on these sites (ie. Morpheus) to learn the song on my guitar, then I try to find the Midi file for it or already have It, so I can run it through my keyboards and drum machine and Jam to It. Rock On..........

[ErikTheLycan]

I use kazaa lite

[sabb0ur]

This sueing thing seems to be a hoax..at leat here in Egypt

[twist]

kazaa lite

[cchu082]

yeah always best to support the artists by buying their records

[S.Mueller]

I sometimes use Filesharing Programms, but I buy CDs too. The last CD i have bought was The Offspring - Splinter, a very good CD :D

[HIM_Rawks]

Yeah, I noticed quite a bit of stuff on Kazaa sounds all static and stuff now...I've stopped using it, plus all this idea that the law is cracking down on it has kind of worn the novelty off pretty quick.

[Codeman46803]

i use kazaa lite and its better than kazaa b/c i think kazaa purposly screws up the files when they are being transferred b/c i don't have any static in the files frm kazaa lite

[djplasmid]

I must admit, I used to buy alot more cds. Doesnt help that they are like 20 bux a pop.

[caseycolt]

i've bought 3 cds in my life and mainly use kazaa and imesh

[Sethuel]

There's not an option for legal downloading, which is now fairly widespread.

[tutti]

I use DC++
But is your research country oriented?
Here In Latvia these file sharing programms are very popular at the moment.

[d3fy_one]

file sharing has become more or less a part of our generation...and for record companies to think that they can somehow stop it is utter foolishness

[mazzmatazz]

Filesharing seems to be a necessary evil at the moment, i mean, there is no way to stop it, and often the music that people want can be rare or hard to find. plus people in some countries don't have access to releases from others, or if they do, import costs are extortionate. plus we all know that the record companies can make a cd for very little money, so how can they justify charging so much money for an album. i know the artists have to make a living. perhaps if artists offered samples to listen to on their sites, and the music companies offered sampler cds at a cheaper rate (a bit like the free cds we sometimes get in the uk when we buy an album) plus cheaper albums, then it might encourage cd buying.

[mazzmatazz]

oh i forgot to add how extortionate singles are in the uk, you pay almost half as much as an album costs and only get about 3 or 4 tracks, of which some of them are often the same, just remixes.

capitalism sucks.

[tnn531]

i heard kazaa lite users wont get tracked.

[NoT]

I use Kazaa Lite and WinMX...

[mukino_kunek]

For me, it's not that I'm scared of the police crashing down my door, it's that the sharing program I keep stupidly downloading - Kazaa - takes up too much space. If I can't find what I'm looking for there, then I'm stuck with paying for it or grabbing the MIDI, which I need to do in my current situation.

[Samuraix78]

I download, never buy..I'm cheap. heh..and this better not bring trouble to me, because I am coming after your @$$ if it does...j/k...i'd probably be in jail, or working too much to pay the fines :D

[Durden]

I use file share on an almost regular basis but you still have to buy cd's if you want to keep getting new music.(keep the music coming) advertising crap, I know but it makes sense.

After all X-Factor the artist isn't the only one responsible for bringing you the tunes you love.......

[contageouswh]

i think id rather download mp3's etc because the option is there, and i only buy cd's when i cannot find the rare tracks what are on albums

[70sixer]

kazaa lite rulez.. u can download almost any music ur lookin for, but sometimez u end up downloading a bad file...

[ac2001]

Exactly, its a good thing as long as people use it in moderation and dont totaly rip off the artists

[emporio]

nothing as good as having a good cd in your hands and browse a good looking booklet…

[emporio]

btw: if musicians invested more into a good looking cd and/or booklet, more people would buy it.

[Raretones04]

I think I've downloaded everything. Since getting broadband I find myself having downloaded so much with nothing more to download. I thank KazaA but I understand kazaa may not be around forever cos all the chickens will get rid of it in case they get caught so the network will probably die out - I hope this isn't the case but there'll always be others I spose.

[Huevoos]

What is limewire and where do i download it

[Huevoos]

by the way, i use poisoned (4 mac)

[blinger189]

yea i use kazaa too

[-=BLADE=-]

Kazaa is the best. Napster didn't really make that big an impact when it returned. At my university we have our own P2P networking software called LUSer NET which is better than anything. We get speeds of around 1Mb/sec.

[dano]

Try Neo Napster