Should music sharing programs be legal?, Give me your opinion. Options

[Jen]

I am writing a paper for my music history class, and I just wanted the opinions of my fellow 6gc'ers.

What do you think about music sharing programs, such as Napster, Limewire, etc.? Do you think they should be legal (as in completely free)? And why?

Please, only educated replies.

I believe that they shouldn't be legal, because artists and bands work very hard to produce songs, and I don't think it's fair for the public to download an entire album for free. I do believe though, that if certain artists want to allow the public to hear their music free, they can. But artists that do not want their music to be free, should be blocked from the public.

What do ya'll think?

[96bluevert]

well it's not legal, to start. but for good reason, like you said, they work hard to get some hit songs made and can't make much money off of it when people just dl and share for free.

i've started just downlading off itunes and one site that is free that is still legal cause its for unsigned artist only. Though when i did dl for free off of Aries, i wound up with a virus, so thats why i dont trust those programs anymore.