these numbers are almost impossible to calculate. the only way to calculate this is to keep track of every single song downloaded on the planet for one year. then ask each person, for each song, if they would have bought the song if it were unable to be downloaded. for each "yes" that is $1. no one has, or ever will do this. so...
any numerical figure you will find is an outright lie.
i think that people download so the dont have to spend as much money as they would if they bought the CD.
You have to buy music, your not allowed to download music online for free.
The music industry does not get paid for free music downloads. However, for every 99 cent download artists only make 7 to 10 cents, and the rest goes to the music industry.
Don't download off websites, that's illegal. If you want to download music legally, download frostwire or limewire. If you want to know the website, google it.
if it is copyrighted, its illegal. dont do it. its not right. i think there may be leglal downloads, but if its copyrighted music, it is illegal. DONT USE LIMEWIRE
So that don't lose any money by other people not actually buying their songs, isn't that kind of obvious?
Buy it off iTunes or go to the band's website. Free music is illegal and is what's ruining the music industry.
It is illegal because music is like a good in which you would by from a store. It is something the artist has worked on and if you download it freely they don't get the money for their hard work.
The downloading of music never became legal, for it was always illegal according to copyright laws. However, in 2001, the Recording Industry Association of America or RIAA filed suits on companies allowing the download of music for free.
Most likely.....most free music websites are illegal
If the music is copyrighted it is illegal. Yes. If the music is copyrighted it is illegal. Yes. Unless you purchase the music. In Canada it's legal.
i think that people download so the dont have to spend as much money as they would if they bought the CD.
yes it is illegal to download any music from Internet because you can go to prison and pay some money for police
You have to buy music, your not allowed to download music online for free.
Yes, just about everything there is illegal.
Downloading illegal music is, obviously, illegal. It is therefore up to the individual person's conscience whether they undertake this procedure. It is usually done purely to avoid paying the market price for music and thus a money-saving exercise.
no