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?

[Davesceli]

I think that music sharing programs should be legal. Its just a hi-tech way of doing what our parents did back in the day....mixtapes anyone. That essentially was music sharing...its the same thing we do today.

Nobody can say that they have never gotten free music....how many of us have burned copies of cds???