The internet has certainly changed the way we do things. We no longer have to use hands on learning to learn what we want to know. We don’t have to use a CD player or even listen to the radio anymore if we do not want to. We can save things to our computer and we can download things as easy as 1-2-3. But here comes the big question: Is internet download legal or illegal?
The things that people download vary, but in some instances, downloading is illegal. If you have never heard of downloading, you have probably done it numerous times without even thinking about it. In some countries, there are plans to have your internet access cut off if you’re found downloading music, games and films illegally – even if you are not the one doing the downloading. If you want to know more about downloading, here is the inside scoop.
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Downloading Music and Videos
Many people download music from the internet onto their computers, and in some instances, it is legal, but in many cases, it is illegal. If you download music from iTunes, then it is legal. However, if you are using sites like MediaFire, it is not legal. You can also download music from YouTube if you use a site like ListenToYoutube.com, but that is not necessarily legal either because the artists are not making the money they should be. If you want to save videos to your computer, you can do that as well. Sites like DownloadYoutube.com make it all possible and then you can watch the videos later or even while you are offline. You can then convert the files so that you can play them on your iPod or iPhone. This practice is becoming more and popular and many people do it, even though it’s not completely legal. You can see that if you go on the YouTube website, the videos have restrictions on them that prevents them from being downloaded. Some users may allow their videos to be downloaded, but it is a rare occasion.
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Downloading Pictures and Other Files
One of the most popular things that people download is pictures. It’s actually very simple. All you have to do is find a picture that you like online, right click on it and save it. Then it will show up in your computers downloads folder and you’re done. Even if there are restrictions that prevent an image from being downloaded, many people will just screen cap the image and then crop what they want. Additionally, files such as Microsoft Word documents are also frequently downloaded, but many times, this is completely legal.
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At some point in time or another, everyone downloads something and believe it or not, you’ve done it too. Whether you are downloading music, videos or even pictures or documents, you are still downloading. It’s no big deal as long as you are doing it legally. Knowing the laws about downloading is important so that you do not get into trouble later on. No matter what anyone says or what laws are made, downloading will still continue because it’s easy and the internet has become something we depend on so strongly. Have fun with what you download. Just make sure you’re doing it legally!
If I’m not wrong then Torrentz are the best way to download and this make lots of loss of the real owners of particular videos, music, documents or any other stuff.
There is no way of stopping it ??
I don’t think there is, Mohammed.
If there isn’t any way of stopping it then how come PirateBay.org and other free TORRENT sites are penalised/charged and their services stopped?
Those are just the little few who got penalized, there are still tons of these sites out there that are still operating. You can close down one, but there will probably more coming out tomorrow. You can’t really stop them for good. Anyway, my previous respond was referring to general downloads as a whole and it’s impossible to stop people from downloading things from the Internet, right? You like that image, just right click and save it. Who can stop one from doing that?
Yeah.
I guess you are right. Now a days world of tech is becoming more and more unethical.
Thanks for the info BTW 🙂
It seems like we usually hear about movies and music when it comes to illegal downloads the most. There are so many other things circulated like software, files, and even images who knows if they are totally free to circulate or not.
Yea I hear you. As for images, I try to use works from Flickr users and give them credit. But if I couldn’t manage to find a suitable image from Flickr, I’ll just use images from Google Images. Is that illegal?
Probably not, but people do get images from Google images all the time. Microsoft used to complain when people used images with their logo or trademark. I’m not sure if they still do anymore or not.
Hi Peter,
I never downloaded movies from the internet before. However, when I missed several episodes of the game of thrones season 2, my friend taught me how to download using a torrent and I was finally able to watch the episodes that I’ve missed. The truth is I’ve never downloaded anything else (except for those three episodes) as I hardly need anything to download.
There are so many brilliant sites out there that allow you to download things legally, some even allow you to do it for free. It is really important to respect the artists and creators efforts when you consider downloading something illegally. Also, you don’t need to get so obsessed with ‘downloading’ things either – streaming legally and enjoying online is just as good in most cases!
I agree, Darcy and I’m with you! 🙂
I try to be as legal as possible with acquiring images and files online. Sometimes it’s hard to get a hold of the owner of an image but it’s worth it to make my articles completely legal and still have great imagery.
What is right, what is wrong ?
That itself is questionable. Is it right to give access to tons of contents to only those who can afford it, and deny others the opportunity. But is it right of people with enough money to not buy and illegally download those things, which aren’t meant to be downloaded!
It’s a strange world, we live in.
And BTW Peter, I have spent more than 1.5 hours on your site today! And mind my words, it’s awesome!
Thanks for visiting, Aditya! And I really appreciate your valuable comments too. Hope to see you around 🙂
Do find out the time to sometimes come to my site and pour out your views 😀
Glad to visit! Have a nice time ahead.
Will do 🙂