| It's all over the news these days. Download music | | | | looking for exposure, but many famous musicians |
| from the Internet and you could be sued, fined, and | | | | know it's in their interest to offer free downloads. It |
| or go to jail. The truth is free music downloads, done | | | | inevitably leads to more CD, concert and merchandise |
| correctly, are completely legal.The Recording Industry | | | | sales. Plus it boosts their image and popularity.Most |
| Association of America (RIAA) aggressively | | | | music download services offer a free trial period |
| prosecutes copyright violators. And well they should - | | | | when you can download songs at no cost. Cancel |
| it's piracy plain and simple. But there are millions of | | | | before the trial ends and the songs cost nothing. Of |
| free mp3 downloads legally available. RIAA doesn't | | | | course they hope you'll stay and pay the monthly |
| want you to know this and wants you to believe any | | | | membership fee, which in reality is a cheap way to |
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| quickly attract RIAA's attention by using file-sharing | | | | terms as some sites only allow use of the downloads |
| services like Kazaa and Grokster. The technology is | | | | while you are a member. In addition, a "free music" |
| not illegal (yet), but using it to share downloadable | | | | search will lead to sites - by or for musicians - that |
| music is at best a grey area. And make no mistake, | | | | offer mp3 downloads for free.MP3 players |
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| gratis downloads. But many musicians want to share | | | | be re-printed in its entirety, with no changes and this |
| their music at no charge through free | | | | resource box included. |
| downloads.Why, you might ask? Some are unknowns | | | | |