Are we still stealing music?

[Vinny]

I think you only get in trouble if you are the one sharing/distributing the music. Downloading it, while not technically legal, can't get you busted.

[ojay]

How illegal is torrenting and how likely are you to get caught?

Same as any other P2P, the thing about torrents, is that they MAKE you share, unlike most other P2Ps where you can find a way to turn it off.

For new full albums and movies, my BT client is usually open (all the time).

I think you only get in trouble if you are the one sharing/distributing the music. Downloading it, while not technically legal, can't get you busted.

Not exactly true. If they manage to catch you (on a cold day in hell), you'll be paying x amount for each copyrighted song you have as well as other things.

[H1Man]

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[JS]

To be honest I think most music today is shit, so I wouldn't waste 12 bucks or more on a CD to get a song or two. I am not an old fart by any means at 25 and I have a very diverse taste in music so it's not like I don't try to find quality music.

I am not ethically opposed to downloaded or sharing music but I don't anymore because of virsuses and worms that manage to find their way into my system.

I think the biggest problem in the music business today is everybody can get a record deal and it one record and done, there is little staying power. Music is suffering for that. Every executive is willing to go out on a limb for the chance to sign the next big thing. A lot of the "artists" that get record deals today should remain in the local bin at Diserable Discs.

[bigdt87]

I visit a lot of album sharing blogs, they are good. also, some forums have a lot of good music upped by members. Other than that, if i want to find something i use www.allofmp3.com...one of those russian sites that claim to be legal and from what ive read, is legal. But yeah, i also have a lot of old vinyl...the price you can get on those from a music store is great and theres a store near me with a great selection, ive left there with like 20 vinyls for 15 bucks. But yeah, like anthony said, the huge majority of profit made by artists is from concerts so there not losing out if we download there album online.