Downloading music off the internet has become extremely popular in recent years, with downloading figures having affects on the position of songs on the music charts.
Limewire, is a programme that can be downloaded for free and can be used to download any song you could possibly want and transferred you’re your own computer to listen to. This is extremely convenient, as you do not have to get off your seat to do this, with the stress of going out and buying/ordering a CD not a problem. You can choose to download songs and listen to them whenever you want; all you need is access to internet and a computer/lap top. The process of downloading the music will only take you a matter of minutes, making this method of consuming music far more efficient and easy then going around looking and buying CD’s.
Audiences that most commonly use programs such as Limewire are teenagers and young adults, who enjoy listening to music, but cannot go out and buy CD’s as they simply do not have the money. Also, these are the kind of people that are more likely to explore the internet and find out new information and ideas, such as coming across programs such as Limewire.
A Disadvantage of programs such as Limewire is that the sales of big record labels have slumped dramatically, due to the fact that their music can now be downloaded for free over the internet, therefore making small profits from CD sales.
There are currently 300 legal digital music websites, three times as many as existed a year ago. Digital music services have registered 2.2m subscribers around the world, which is up from 1.5m in January. The two most popular are iTunes, offering 1.5m tracks and Napster, which offers 1.2m
Limewire, is a programme that can be downloaded for free and can be used to download any song you could possibly want and transferred you’re your own computer to listen to. This is extremely convenient, as you do not have to get off your seat to do this, with the stress of going out and buying/ordering a CD not a problem. You can choose to download songs and listen to them whenever you want; all you need is access to internet and a computer/lap top. The process of downloading the music will only take you a matter of minutes, making this method of consuming music far more efficient and easy then going around looking and buying CD’s.
Audiences that most commonly use programs such as Limewire are teenagers and young adults, who enjoy listening to music, but cannot go out and buy CD’s as they simply do not have the money. Also, these are the kind of people that are more likely to explore the internet and find out new information and ideas, such as coming across programs such as Limewire.
A Disadvantage of programs such as Limewire is that the sales of big record labels have slumped dramatically, due to the fact that their music can now be downloaded for free over the internet, therefore making small profits from CD sales.
There are currently 300 legal digital music websites, three times as many as existed a year ago. Digital music services have registered 2.2m subscribers around the world, which is up from 1.5m in January. The two most popular are iTunes, offering 1.5m tracks and Napster, which offers 1.2m
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