Online Music

Online music retailers slashed prices this month to record lows. As the music industry watches in horror, physical CD sales tumble and digital sales fail to bridge the gap. Online music retailers are trying to fill the gap by an age-old technique: slashing prices. Millions of teens, including myself, download music illegally from the Internet. Since I've come to SMU and joined the PerunaNet network, I have not been able to download from any of the free online music programs I once used. Since my arrival in August, I have purchased over $50 in music and downloaded zero songs for free. This proves my point that all it takes is a little bit of security and government restriction and people will stop. I'm more than happy to pay 99 cents a song. If anything, it makes me appreciate my music all the better. I don't have to worry about viruses, the quality is excellent, and now prices are falling. The industry has put out reliable, affordable, customized programs designed to professionally provide you with an enormous variety of music. There shouldn't be a need to save money and put your computer at risk by searching online for a free song. Think before you download! You're hurting the music environment!