| Do you thing downloading music illegally is not a big | | | | of cost and plans as well as the types of downloads |
| deal? It was a big deal just a few years ago. Napster | | | | they offer. For example, if you are a country music |
| was offering a free file sharing service to members | | | | fan, you would want to subscribe to a site which |
| and it allowed people to download music without | | | | showcases the newest country hits and artists. You |
| paying for it. When the music industry found out how | | | | can find sites which will offer unlimited downloads, |
| many people were downloading music this way and | | | | with a monthly subscription fee, but if you are |
| not buying their CDs in the store or online they filed | | | | downloading music to burn onto CDs you usually have |
| suit against Napster. Napster lost and they went out | | | | to pay per song or per album. The charge per song is |
| of business. People who were caught downloading | | | | about a dollar and for a whole album it is about ten |
| music this way were prosecuted and fined. The same | | | | dollars.Burning CDs is fairly simple if you have the right |
| laws that put those people and Napster in legal | | | | software and equipment. You need to have a CD |
| trouble are still there. If you are downloading music, | | | | burner in your PC and a CD software program along |
| do it the legal way, through a downloading service. | | | | with a CD-R (not a CD-RW) disc. You can download |
| Napster is now back in business legally and is | | | | the software online if you want. You can pick your |
| cooperating with the music industry to provide music | | | | songs from a music download site and organize them |
| at a low cost to consumers.To find the best service | | | | the way you want them. You cannot burn songs |
| for downloading music to meet your particular needs | | | | that you do not pay for because they are encrypted |
| and tastes, you should shop around online. Most of | | | | to prevent theft.Download your music legally. |
| the sites offer similar features, so it is more a matter | | | | |