I am not truly sure I understand what all the debate is over music sharing. After all , back in my youth we shared music all the time. Of course, we did not have fancy names for it, we just took all the best songs from different albums recorded them together on a tape and there it was, a mixed tape.
I do not remember there ever being a controversy over sharing my music with pals. We all still acquired the albums, or cassettes or CDs and then we turned them into mixes with the best songs. No one ever charged us of stealing from the artist or the music biz. And, we certainly never thought of ourselves as music thieves. Boy, things have really changed.

So, what’s the buzz on free MP3 downloads really all about and why does it seem everyone’s talking about it, but nobody really admits doing it? I even read about a 12-year-old girl the music industry sued for unlawfully downloading music. Her ma and pa were liable in the case and the music biz claimed this kid, a 12-year-old, owed ,000 dollars in royalties. No wonder parents fret about the free MP3 downloads their kids are getting.

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