| Surfing the Internet, looking for music and movies | | | | download sites provide you with soft ware to |
| to download, you will find a lot of so called music | | | | search for and download files from the Internet. |
| and movie download sites These sites do not | | | | They provide you with software to burn these |
| provide you with music, or movies to download, | | | | files on a cd should you wish to do so. |
| no, they provide you with file sharing soft ware | | | | All this software is available for free on the |
| you can use to search for, and download music, | | | | Internet, but for an Internet novice it could be a |
| movies and games. Most of them also provide | | | | daunting task to look for this kind of soft ware, |
| you with cd burning soft ware and they have a | | | | to decide which soft ware to use, how to use |
| helpdesk for those members who run in to | | | | it.On top of that they have to make sure that |
| problems with their downloading. | | | | they do not download spy ware, ad ware or |
| These sites are under attack. | | | | what ever. Joining a download site and have all the |
| First of all there is the entertainment industry that | | | | info in one place is not a bad option for most of |
| wants to shut them down. They claim that these | | | | them. Another advantage is the fact that these |
| file sharing programs are used to download copy | | | | download sites provide a help desk for their |
| right protected materials. | | | | members. |
| This is true of course, but lots of people | | | | Is it a scam if you provide info that people could |
| download and trade files legally on file-sharing | | | | get for free elsewhere? |
| networks.You can, for example, legally download | | | | Consider this. |
| music from hundreds of bands and thousands live | | | | You are looking for a telephone number, so you |
| concerts, as well as multiple software titles and | | | | look it up in the phone book. |
| games. File sharing has enabled music fans from | | | | Say you do not have the right phone book, you |
| around the world to build the largest library of | | | | can go out looking for it. |
| recorded music in history. File sharing is not illegal | | | | You probably can find this free info in the library. |
| as long as you obey and comply with all relevant | | | | You can also pick up the phone and ring an |
| copyright laws. Sharing copyrighted material | | | | information service. |
| without permission could be illegal in your country. | | | | They will provide you with this free info and they |
| In America the RIAA (Recording Industry | | | | will charge you for it. |
| Association of America) are leading the fight | | | | So, is this information service a scam? |
| against the sharing of copyrighted music. Others, | | | | I do not think so, and I also do not think that the |
| like Hollywood's MPAA (Motion Picture Association | | | | music and movies download sites are a scam. |
| of America) are also starting to get involved and | | | | Provided of course that they tell you what you |
| are taking legal action against the music and | | | | can expect from them before you sign up with |
| movie download sites. | | | | them, and that they deliver on this promise |
| It will not be easy to shut down these download | | | | If you want to join a download site, chose one |
| sites. Especially since the Internet has no borders, | | | | that gives a guaranty that you can have your |
| it will be an almost impossible task, to get all the | | | | money back if not satisfied. |
| countries in the world to agree on how to legislate | | | | Once you have joined, test out everything, |
| Internet downloading. | | | | especially their helpdesk. |
| Another attack on music and movies download | | | | If you have no questions, ask them a few things |
| sites comes from, what I call, seasoned Internet | | | | you know already, just to test their response. |
| users. They claim these download sites are a | | | | And last but not least, do not hesitate to charge |
| scam, because they charge for something you | | | | back your money if you are not completely |
| can get for free. | | | | satisfied. |
| Well, you could get it for free, that is true. These | | | | |