Legal Music Downloads

On 28 July 2004, French Internet access providers and music copyright owners signed a joint letter to fight against illegal downloads and expanding the amount of music available online (AFP) . This is the latest in a series of initiatives in the world to fight against piracy of music production labels see more and more of their profits have been lost to illegal downloading of music files . The music industry has been saying the same for several years: peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network for the distribution of pirated music exponentially over the world via the Internet, which is a violation of copyright. In English, this means that I downloaded a Tori Amos track through Kazaa and now I hear it makes me a criminal. So far, so good. Very true. But the real problem is not that people do not want to pay for music. It shows me often to music from the Internet before buying CDs. It is likely that if I like most of the album, I want to buy. On the surface, which makes radio stations when playing music. The difference is that it has become insanely easy for me to do almost-as-good-as-original quality mp3 of any track you want to listen, and even if you do not pay a cent, not a place to catch me. The liability is gone. When we see that there are two ways to buy the same product, but to sacrifice a little quality you can get it for free, without being punished by this, the most rational people? P2P networks have to find music from the Internet ridiculously easy, and most of us tend to forget our responsibility when it comes to these trivial issues. To do this, protection against copying techniques used on CDs by major production houses are always a step behind the latest cracking algorithms, and measures to prevent ripping CD and DVD has been unsuccessful before the date. Enter legal downloads of music art. Regardless of the small number of free music legally available for marketing, more and more artists and labels have begun to offer payment of music download service. In short, you can buy individual tracks or entire albums through a secure Internet transactions and download the purchase and with varying limits for their personal use and not do that they will do with it (More providers for code files to prevent them from playing in other groups, or be burned to CD-R) This is a step to encourage free-riders like me to begin to acquire legal music and adjustment of the economic revolution of digital music. Develop technologies that are changing the way people perceive and use music. Fjord advent of the iPod and other MP3 players has led to more and more people have become accustomed to carry their music collections complete with the latest players to make room for about 10,000 songs. This fear the opportunity to record companies. This is a very real concern in the industry as the CD moves in fashion, and as technology evolves, consumer demands for better media to be changed. Until a few years ago for the audio CD that offers the exceptional quality of music, a factor that companies use to encourage people to buy rather than steal (download). But today's high-quality digital formats means that the sound quality is comparable and in some cases the same CD. Some experts are even beginning to predict that in a decade, CD is the history that digital music will evolve to a point where we should have access to all the music (hopefully paid), that we want in our car, at work, while time in the house, even on the beach. Combined with promises (and reality) of audio quality, this is a serious threat to traditional societies. Therefore, the provision of legal online music is half the industry is trying to position themselves to capitalize on the growing trend of portable music collections. A quick glance at major music stores online that will tell us exactly that. While the supply of affordable free riders music (which allows them to buy only the tracks they like instead of forcing them to buy the album) to ensure that they do not resort to piracy music, Web sites, iTunes and emusic is the new trend. iTunes, Apple Store online music, added the distinction of being the support of perhaps the best mp3 player in the enterprise, the iPod. In this combination, Apple has found a very secure marketing brand and ensure that takes full advantage of this interface between technology and music. Legal music downloads seems to be the ideal solution to stop the piracy of music, at least the type of discharge. Therefore, it is not surprising when you see the major record companies driving force to develop these services. But recent developments tend to make us question what it really is. After a period of consolidation in the market for digital music over the past two years, albums available for download on the Web that prices are higher than what would normally be in stores. I used to be that you can download a song and $ 0.99 for an album full of 9.99 U.S. dollars, but now stores are setting higher prices, with songs that range from 1 , $ 50 or U.S. $ 2.49 and U.S. $ 11.50 album sold for $ 12.50 and $ 13.00 online. What happens? Able to take advantage of transfer market forces, the music industry has also turned another important factor in determining sales: consumer behavior. Legal music downloads offer people like me, and not having to waste time in stores looking for my favorite of high school or day wonder when the latest Nickelback album to reach the shelves . Instead, all problems are eliminated with any easy to find, preview and download from the comfort of my computer chair (and this baby is very, very comfortable). May consumers not to be reasonable in general, but they are always looking to save your work when it comes to shopping. Online stores (or is it the major recording labels? Who knows?) Will meet in this aspect of human psychology and begin to charge extra for the service will now be represented as a privilege. Who have already consolidated their heart target market, it is time to increase revenue. To drive people to piracy of music? More likely. People are not bad or criminal in nature. Appeal to their nature, are generally better, and it is the strategy adopted by bodies Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), participates actively in stopping the illegal sharing of music. Media campaigns encouraging music lovers to pay a dollar or two for the tracks instead of committing a crime with the free download is actually working as slowly but surely, more and more people will store music online. And with existing customers sticking to this more comfortable way to purchase music, the industry begins to recover the ground lost due to piracy of music. For more information on this topic visit www.Every.ca admin@every.ca Ber Mike is the owner of the domain name Canada called Portal http://www.Every.ca http://www. Every.ca. It is also an author who contributes to http://www.computermagazine.ca PC Magazine and Canadian website http://www.Developer.ca http://www.Developer.ca.