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Is Pirated Music Wrong?

July 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The music industry would have us all believe that when people download music without paying for it the world is on the brink of having nothing the entire economy collapse. By contrast, a lot of people who do the illegal downloading would compare their quest for music to simply finding artifacts on the beach that were discarded by an ancient civilization. Is it wrong to download copyrighted music?

On the one hand, you have people who think we live in some kind of cyberpunk world where major corporations are doing terrible things and our best way to get back at them is to undermine their profits. While most people have no such glorious ideals, the majority thinks that these are wealthy companies who won’t be harmed by the use of their music. Some even suggest that the sales of music by artists whose work is highly downloaded are actually better than that of artists who aren’t pirated.

Naturally, record companies are vehemently opposed to the entire idea that someone might be getting their products for free. They want the illegal downloaders to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and possibly even imprisoned for their crimes. While this isn’t exactly practical, they do have good reason to feel this way. Music is a business just like any other, and the people who work in it make their money through selling a product. Illegally downloading music is wrong because the downloaders are stealing from people who need to sell in order to live.

Filed Under: Applications, Download, Internet Tagged With: Filesharing, Music download, Music industry

Should China Tighten up on Downloading?

July 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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China has long been a place where servers have hosted media ripe for downloading, because China has lagged behind most of the world in passing laws designed to keep intellectual property from being stolen and infringed. While these downloads are almost universally regarded as harmless, there are still potential risks associated with these kinds of downloads.

For one thing, these types of downloads carry all kinds of potential for viruses and other malicious code. While it might not seem like a problem for most people, this kind of code can turn a quick and agile computer into a zombie doing the work of criminals on the other side of the world. While China may or may not be the home of these criminals, allowing Chinese servers to let such downloads pass through them or their software and other files be hosted on them tends to result in serious problems for law enforcement.

Considering all of the problems typically associated with illegal downloading, it makes one wonder how any country can allow them to go on at the extent they are in China right now. The only possible reason one could imagine China doesn’t tighten up more about intellectual property is the desire to allow their economy to continue growing at its rapid clip. The rapidity of this growth has opened up loopholes of this nature, and closing them will help China to work along with the rest of the world in easing up on the crimes illegal downloading contributes to.

Filed Under: Download, Internet, Tools Tagged With: China, Intellectual property, Law

Effects of Illegal Pirating

July 23, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

For almost a decade there’s been a huge problem with illegal pirating, also known as illegal downloading. The music industry was the most with album sales going down drastically during the past 10 years.

Lately the music industry is hammering down much stricter copyright laws and anyone getting caught downloading music illegally will have a harsher punishment.

Kissinsights.com dedicates itself in providing information on how illegal downloading is affecting the music industry. Here is some information on what illegal downloading is doing to the industry.

Lower Album Sales

There’s no denying that album sales have gone down drastically during the past decade. The sales started to decline when downloading from websites like Napster, Kazaa and Limewire became popular.

There’s been research done in 2001 to back up claims that illegal downloading has caused a 20 percent decrease in sales. In 2007, however, studies have shown only a decrease of about 0.7 percent.

Connection Between CD Sales & Illegal Downloading

While there might be a big connection between CD sales declining and illegal downloading, it doesn’t mean that pirating has caused this decline. While music sales are going down, there’s been an increase in sales for DVDs, movie rentals and computer games.

Legal Punishments

If caught downloading anything illegally there will be harsh punishments you will have to face. In July 2009, the RIAA charged an unidentified person for pirating and got fined more than $650,000 for downloading and sharing music. According to reports he only shared about 30 songs and got hit with a large fine.

Filed Under: Download, Software, Tools Tagged With: Kazaa, LimeWire, Napster

Risks of Illegal Music Downloading

July 21, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Many people enjoy downloading music. Whether it’s the rush of downloading illegal music or getting a ton of free songs, more people are turning to these illegal programs to get free music.

Here are the risks of downloading music illegally.

Consequences

It’s against the law to download and share copyrighted music with other people. Anyone caught downloading and sharing music illegally could be prosecuted and face up to five years in jail as well as a fine of around $150,000 per song downloaded. The artists you downloaded from could also add civil damages to the lawsuit.

Computer Problems

With downloading you don’t really know where the music is coming from. There’s always that risk of getting a nasty virus on your computer. P2p programs like Limewire, Kazaa and BitTorrent are sure to contain multiple viruses and using these programs will put your computer at risk. When you computer gets a virus, you can lose your files and experience a slow Internet connection among other different problems.

Safety Issues

Most families share one computer so when you download music there’s a chance that your children be exposed to adult-natured content. In 2010 there was a study by Netmums in the UK where one in 10 children were exposed to adult content that was a result in illegally downloading.

Many file-sharing programs allows people to chat with others. With chat rooms you never know who is in there. It’s best to chat with others on safe sites like kissinsights.com. Many bullies and pedophiles lurk in the chat rooms for the sole purpose of looking for young children.

Remember the saying “it’s all fun and games until someone gets caught?” this saying sums of illegal downloading perfectly. It might be fun getting free music, but it won’t be when you’re caught.

Filed Under: Download, Software Tagged With: Filesharing, Kazaa, Music download

Subtle Computer Addicts

July 17, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

When most people think about computer addictions, they picture a hardcore gamer sitting in a dark room, drinking Red Bull until they’re wired to explode, all the while blasting their way through a wall of virtual enemies. Some people have become so addicted to computer games that their health suffers, just as does that of drug addicts and drunks. That seems an outlandish statement until one digs into the associated headlines. In Asia, several people have been found dead in front of computer terminals. The reason? They gamed to death, playing for 70+ hours straight, while depriving their bodies of the care required for health, such as proper food and hydration. With pulses pounding and adrenaline flowing freely, these people succumbed to a tragedy.

But that’s the most visible form of computer addiction, obvious to any who examine the details. But for every outlandish death that occurs in this fashion, there are hundreds of other people whose addiction to the digital world is far less apparent. They’re around you everywhere that you go – look at the person apparently glued to their smartphone, or the person who can’t leave their house without a laptop for fear they won’t be able to check their email account.

Even people who use a computer all day at work can begin to exhibit signs of confusion when separated from their computers. Although they are not addicts in the classic sense of seeking out pleasurable behavior, their selection of jobs that require constant computer use satiates their growing digital need. They may be hard to spot, but cyber addicts are a growing class.

Filed Under: Applications, Download Tagged With: Addiction, Red Bull, Substance abuse

Personal Financial Software

July 14, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Have you ever tried to save money from your paychecks every month just to find that you’ve spent more than you earned instead? It’s really easy to do if you just say you want to do it but you don’t form a plan. The best way to be sure you save money rather than spending is by setting a budget.

Budgets help you to really analyze your expenditures and see where you’re spending in excess; maybe you go out to lunch too often or buying to many grand lattes. Whatever it is, you’ll be able to see it with the proper budget. Personal finance software can help you to create a budget that is realistic, but is within your means.

What’s great about finance software is it can connect to your online banking institution and pull the information from it into the software where it can be dissected and analyzed. This will help you see where you’re spending your money so you can be wise in how you’re spending your money. With the proper savings, you’ll be able to use the money to invest in UFX Markets Trading, so you can invest the money and help it to grow.

One thing to remember, however, when setting a budget is to not be too strict. You want to spend less money than you earn so you can save, but be sure you have some money for fun. Otherwise you’ll never stick to your budget and are more likely to overspend (compare it to being on a strict diet. You won’t be able to stay on the diet for very long).

Filed Under: Download, Internet, Software Tagged With: Budget, Government spending, Money

Information on Downloading Music Illegally

July 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Many people have heard about illegal downloading, but many might not know much more. Downloading music is a quick and easy way of getting music online… if you’re doing it legally.

While you’re getting illegal music for free, many record companies and artists are affected negatively by your actions. Kissinsights.com has sections where you can go and chat about illegal downloading.

Here’s some information on downloading music illegally.

How it’s Done

Music is downloaded using torrents or p2p (peer-to-peer) programs. If you buy your music via iTunes then you’re protected and safe from getting hit with a lawsuit for downloading illegal music.

Misconceptions About Downloading

There are a few misconceptions about downloading. If you have a kid under the age of 18 you are liable if they’re ever caught downloading music illegally.

If you are just streaming music on the Internet you are not stealing copyrighted music. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) says you are still breaking the law if you’re just downloading the music and not distributing it.

Punishment

There are large fines and even some jail time for those caught downloading music illegally. Anyone charged with illegal downloading could get fined for $150,000 for each song you got illegaly.

Back in 2009 a Minnesota woman got hit with a hefty fine of $1.9 million for downloading 24 songs. Around that same time four men were sentenced to jail for a year because of their role in sharing the music.

Downloading music might seem cool because you’re getting free music, but it won’t be worth it when you’re hit with a hefty fine or given jail time.

Filed Under: Download, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Filesharing, iTune, Music download

Using the Internet to Buy and Sell Stocks

July 9, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The Internet has opened stock trading and UFX Markets Trading to many who had no access to it previously. It used to be that you had to hire a stock broker in order to invest money in the stock market. Nowadays you can become your own online trading broker by using firms such as Charles Schwab and investing your money how you feel it would do the best.

If you decide to go this route, realize that you’ll need to do a lot of research in order to know where you’ll be successful. This is why many people hire brokers or financial advisors to invest for them — they don’t want to take the time to figure it out. But for those who like to feel in control of their own money, researching and investing are part of the territory. If you find a trusted source for information, such as investing publications, then you’ll be able to learn for yourself where you should invest your money.

Many of these investing websites provide software that can help you keep track of your investments. If that software is too basic, you can find programs for a small fee that are great at tracking your money. Some of these programs can connect to your investment profiles and will update when you open the program showing you how your investments are doing and what the trends have been for your stocks.

Investing in stocks can be a great way to earn money in the long run.

Filed Under: Download, Internet, Software Tagged With: Investing online, Stock broker, Stock market

Just How Damaging Can Illegal Downloading Be?

June 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Let’s be fair here: not to make light of the illegality of the pirating problem, but are musicians and bands truly suffering from all those illegal downloads that occur? Thanks to broadband internet connections and the ease of use with MP3′s, music suddenly seems to be disappearing off the ever-so-standard CD rack without shelling out a single dime. The same goes for other mediums, such as film — DVDs, Blu-Rays, and the formats that go with it such as MP4′s, DivX, etc. etc. — and even e-books, since that technology is hitting the literary industry in a big way now.

It’s still breaking the law — but take a good look at the entertainment industry, at all these celebrities and the dough they rack just from one film. Are they really hurting? All those single downloads — do they really make that much of an impact? Are the movie theaters suffering? You’ve got movies still making millions, if you check up on the ratings. Visit sites like softwareindustry.org and see for yourself some of the opinions; make your own decision –

Are these celebrities complaining? Aside from the obvious Napster maelstrom about a decade ago when Lars Ulrich of Metallica threw a fit over the free downloads of music, any other artists crying over the fact that they lost $500, $600 in their royalties of over a million? Probably not. They’re sitting in their million-dollar homes reaping their benefits regardless.

That being said, illegal downloading is still, well, illegal. But if you happen to get your hands on an illegal copy of anything, don’t panic. Just don’t start selling the stuff yourself!

Filed Under: Download Tagged With: Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Napster

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