Music is the oldest and the most favorite entertainment of human being. In the 20th century, music became an industry and people must buy a record to enjoy their favorite music. Records are also transforming. From the old school plate, cassette, CD to the latest version of digital music files.
Digital music files become the favorite way to store music. It is easy to handle and share. Since it is easy to distribute via internet, downloading digital music files such as MP3, the most widely used format, become an easy way to get music. It brings new controversy in music industry. Off course you remember the phenomena of Napster in 1990’s. This program allows people to download MP3 music without paying anything. After defeated in lawsuit filed by the music industry, Napster is shut down forever but in the recent day, there are Napster similar applications such as Kazaa, Morpheus, Gnutella, etc. These applications allow MP3 sharing and leave nothing to the music label.
It is your choice whether you feel that you have a right to download music freely or honoring the music label and only download from paid service. But you need to understand that all free music sharing applications are operating based on peer-to-peer sharing model. It means that your IP address is highly exposed and become very vulnerable from other people accessing your computer system and might steal your sensitive materials. Whatever your view on free music sharing is, your computer security must be your first concern.