Schwegman In Class Writing #6

Part one:
My experience with online music is far below the experiences my peers hold with online music. I just downloaded my first iTunes song a Monday, while many of my peers have a whole library. I typically only use YouTube as a source of music entertainment.

Music piracy has declined in usage recently due to the shut down of Limewire, a popular music piracy site. Many people are for and against music piracy. As a college student music piracy is a cheap alternative to buying a song for a $1.29 on iTunes. Many artists and average people feel that music piracy is stealing.  I see where people get this idea. I believe music piracy is a form of stealing, but I also feel that it is completely ridiculous that a website charges $1.29 for a song. This issue has many arguments that are all valid points.

Part two:
The article I was assigned to read was, "How to Save the Music Business." The author believed that music piracy is stealing from the music business and artists. The author came up with ideas to fix the problem and also blamed web sites for causing the problem. He supported his ideas by showing how they worked in other countries. His ideas somewhat support my stance of music pirating. His ideas still make users pay for their music, but at a much lower price than sites like iTunes.