Jennifer PoundersDerrick Webster

Tandia Thompson-Hagains

Free Sites to download musicCheck to see complaintsDownloading copyrightedMaterial is illegalUsually peer-to-peer sharingSometimes one fee to sign upDo research before paying for site privileges

Music sites you pay for downloadingMillions of resourcesNot all legitimatePay per song or pay membership feeDifferent resources

Illegal SitesIllegal sites are often sites where downloading

is offered as a peer to peer file sharing service.

Can masquerade as legal sites

Legal methods of music downloadingLegal downloads almost tripled in first half of

2005Consumer pays for the copyrighted version of

the musicAccess to all genre’s of music

Commonly asked questionsWhere are the best websites to download

from? checkout music review sites for more

informationWhy do people want to download music?

What is needed to download music?InternetMedia playerSpeakers if you want to listen on your

computer

How is music downloading viewed?Different social groups have different viewsSome view as stealingOthers feel it their rightSome performers find it an insult because they

feel their fans should by their albums

Primary people downloading music

Works Cited MusicReviews.com. Homepage.2007http://musicreviews.com/ Incisive Interactive Marketing LLC. Homepage.2007http://www.clickz.com/774721 Hawkins,Jen. “My Music Doesn’t Mean Free Music” PC World 7

Jan.2007.UMI Ebsco Host. Tarrant College Lib., Fort Worth, Tx 31 Oct. 2007

http://ebsco.umi.com