Hip Hop Killer

Thu, Feb 26, 2009, by Matt Toby

Web Talk

Why music downloading is bad?

You want to download some hip hop music? So does everybody else, about a million people. But you don’t have to wait in line for it. Its natural and you aren’t the only one looking for good quality and cheap or free music. The internet has anything you want as in any album, mix tape, song, or greatest hit collection. And you can download them almost everywhere, especially a site having to do with music. But you have to look out for some things because it is a risk you’re taking. Poor quality music, copyright, adware and spyware, virus attacks, and corrupt files.

The first thing you should do is make sure what your downloading is compatible with your media player. The aspects of quality is hard to check, because not all sites have sample or trial downloads. If you are familiar with music format characteristics and bit rates, it would be easier for you to get an idea of the quality. It will lead you to take a blind idea. Check the amount of users and what the site guarantees.

You might be downloading a song that is copyright protected, and you don’t even know it. Well let it be know you are breaking the law, and you could get in trouble. To prevent a lawsuit, refuse to use peer 2 peer sites. Check carefully what legality proofs the site can show.

Did you know that free music sites make money when they put adware and spyware in their files to see what you go on? It slows down your computer and can sometimes set its desirable settings. Your privacy should not be traded for a few free downloads. If you don’t want to avoid it, get a strong spyware and adware protection software.

P2p is when you’re downloading files from another person’s computer. It’s like an Std, whatever they got you get. Virus attacks can easily destroy your computer and even affect your music player, like iPod or Zune. So keep that virus protection updated.

Sometimes you think that you are downloading the song you want, but  bammm!! Pornography comes up. This is not new and they can’t real control what’s shared among the users. The best thing to do in my opinion is just to avoid these sites.

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