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Is it wrong to download illegaly?

Jon
over 11 years ago

Hi,

I just thought I would start this discussion to see what people think about illegal downloads....

I can honestly say I have never done it. Mainly for the fear of downloading a virus. From a moral perspective I am undecided.

I love music and love to collect CD's and records. If someone was never ever going to hear a beautiful peice of music in their life because they could not afford it would it be OK for them to download it illegaly? If they could never create something because they did not have some expensive software and therefore never fulfill there full potential would it be OK to illegall download the software? However where do you draw the line? Do you then just help yourself to someones possesions? Also what if the owner (software designer or artist) is really struggling to make a living? Should that influence your decision to download?

I am not a big fan of the consumer economy and culture but thats maybe another topic.

Cool

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  • over 11 years ago
    stranger said:

    As far as music goes, how do you know you are missing the most amazing piece of music in the world if you never heard it? Why would you want to download it if you don't know what it is?

    There's Youtube and Spotify. You can listen to the music on Spotify without buying it first.

    [/quote] That's true but they both rely on you having an internet connection at the time you want to listen to it. Also you are restricted as to what they have in their catalogue, which personally I find restrictive. They also charge you to use it on a mobile device. I'm not a massive fan of YouTube, the quality of peoples uploads varies and it's not as convenient as just having the album.
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  • over 11 years ago
    stranger said:

    As far as music goes, how do you know you are missing the most amazing piece of music in the world if you never heard it? Why would you want to download it if you don't know what it is?

    There's Youtube and Spotify. You can listen to the music on Spotify without buying it first.

    [/quote] That's true but they both rely on you having an internet connection at the time you want to listen to it. Also you are restricted as to what they have in their catalogue, which personally I find restrictive. They also charge you to use it on a mobile device. I'm not a massive fan of YouTube, the quality of peoples uploads varies and it's not as convenient as just having the album.
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