Discussion of Internet File-Sharing

Internet file sharing is a problem that has developed through the years as the Internet matures. Computer owners can now put a DVD in their computer and distribute it across the internet. In response to this type of "sharing," record companies have sued, claiming that consumers are "stealing." Neither word is correct in that situation because sharing is giving away part of a whole and stealing is taking the whole of something. This calls for …

…bands promote the sharing of their music, however it is done. And even though the hype surrounding the mp3 format says it is cd quality, it really isn't. Most people I know tend to buy the cd either because they want better quality or they like the music enough to hear more. If they don't like the music, they delete it. Unregulated, and used reasonably, internet file sharing is truly beneficial to the music community.