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Right. This question has been floating around for ages, and i thought that it should be sorted out.
Is downloading music for free illegal?
Well, i thought it was. Why? Because you are vialating the terms on that piece of music. If you want a certain song, you have to pay for it. By using a file sharing service, surely you are not paying for the music, and are therefore stealing. Stealing is illegal
. Well, i did think this was the case untill i was informed by a friend that "if you aren't providing the files for sharing, you aren't breaking the law.". I have now realised that this is complete crap, and that i currently have a laptop sitting in pcworld's repair center with around 100 illegal songs on it's hard drive 
. So, am i right on this? Downloading music for free is illegal because of the simple law that stealing is illegal.
Is this true?
Is downloading music for free illegal?
Well, i thought it was. Why? Because you are vialating the terms on that piece of music. If you want a certain song, you have to pay for it. By using a file sharing service, surely you are not paying for the music, and are therefore stealing. Stealing is illegal
. Well, i did think this was the case untill i was informed by a friend that "if you aren't providing the files for sharing, you aren't breaking the law.". I have now realised that this is complete crap, and that i currently have a laptop sitting in pcworld's repair center with around 100 illegal songs on it's hard drive . So, am i right on this? Downloading music for free is illegal because of the simple law that stealing is illegal.Is this true?
