I was definitely a Kazaa user back in the day. I remember thinking how amazingly brilliant this new technology was. A way to circumvent the system and get music for free and the ability to share it with your friends? Um, sign me up!
I won't lie--when it comes to certain artists, there is no doubt in my mind that I will go buy the album so I can have it for myself. But, that isn't just an issue with paying for music, that's my own personal thirst for a material album in my hands. But no matter....I must say that even if these record labels and musicians want to seek people out and sue them because they have been "illegally" downloading their songs, GET OVER IT. Eventually, I am going to get it for free if I really want it. My friend could buy it and burn me a copy. My friend could buy it in iTunes and put it on a burned CD with other songs they bought on iTunes. I'm still getting it for free. It's not like they don't probably give all their friends and family free CDs. How is that different? And they are given to talk show audiences for free all the time. It's all over the place, all around us whether they like it or not.
The fact that these artists are being so incredibly stingy about losing a little money when they are making millions of dollars a year kind of makes me sick. Really? Come on.
I think Kazaa, (I personally use Limewire) like the programs before it will be here for a while. At least as long as people want some music for free. And that seems like a while, right?
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