Week 9

I think that there it is a very ethical struggle weather or not it is ok to steal music from the Internet. One would debate if it IS stealing if it is file sharing. However since I found out that the artists aren't actually the ones profiting from the record sales at all, that it is all the record company, I feel even less moral conflicted about downloading songs for free from the Internet. I feel like the record company is entitle to there fair share of the musicians profit but at the same time I don't think they are going bankrupt anytime soon. Even if people are not going out and buying CD's they are still downloading the music from itunes, which the record company is still profiting from.
It is defiantly a grey area with file sharing, and weather it is ok to burn a friends CD so you don't have to go out and buy it. I don't really know if I believe it's wrong or not though. I certainly do it, but that doesn't make it right. I guess I feel that if the artist is willing to take the risk and put there stuff out there then they are going to have to be prepared for the consequences. Plus if it were my music I would just want as many people as possible listening to it and appreciating it. Record sales are very important, but I think popularity matters even more. These two things used to be linked together, but not necessarily any more. Getting your art out there is the biggest struggle, and if it gets out there and recognized then the fight is won. Plus the record company already paid you up front, so your set!