You are actually downloading music illegally when you are not given any permission by the artist or the record producer to get a copy of the music. Commonly, legal music downloads are paid for a certain fee and these downloads are only available to users who pay membership fees for certain online music distributors.
Most illegal downloads nowadays come from peer to peer sharing software where other computer users post copyrighted music that can be repeatedly downloaded by other different users from different parts of the world. If one person purchases a song legally and then posts it up on the internet where other people can download it free then it is a clear example of breaking the copyright law which is subject to prosecution.
Copyright laws for music and for other media are also applicable in the internet. Though other people may have stated that the internet has different rules, downloading music and any other media is illegal when there is no permission given since it opposes the Copyright law.
A lot of internet users, mostly teenagers are one of the most active illegal downloader of music due to their unguarded exposure against the harms of the internet. Parents and guardians should monitor the downloading habits of internet users to protect them from downloading music illegally.
The illegal download of music over the internet has led most album stores to close since they are more likely to go bankrupt because most people would just download music for free even if it is illegal instead of spending their money buying a record. If this continues, more and more record stores will likely close and recording studios won't have any money left to produce new music. Downloading music illegally will not just only make album stores close, but it will also stop the production of new music in the future.
There are already a lot of legitimate online music stores available that sell music over the internet. Though you will need to pay for each song you will be downloading, it is ensured that you are downloading music legally and you are helping artists and recording companies so that they will make more music that you will love.
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