Recently, following large numbers of people downloading illegal movies on the net, there was tons of sites offering the equivalent in music. In the beginning of this for most users it was great, though illegal, but website owners started to take advantage of this in even more unethical ways.
Owners of sites had made some extremely unethical choices, as well as illegal, just to make a buck. In adding spy software, pop up windows, and other things, many users were occasionally left with viruses and malware. An example would be after downloading a Mp3 file, every time you go to a search, a window pops up telling you to buy viagra.
When you're downloading an Mp3 music file online, there are a few things you will want to look for to not only protect your computer for malicious software and viruses, but to also get the best quality file you can, and all the while helping out the music industry as a whole. Take this into consideration, some may be obvious, and some not so:
1) Be aware of the quality of the MP3. The quality could vary anywhere from 20 kbps, as kind of blurry up to 320 kbps that is comparable to a CD. Aim for downloading files which are above 128 kbps. Any mp3's below that, can have an very unpleasant background which can sound awful if opting to burn on to a CD.
2) Kind of obvious, but your internet speed has to be good quality. Restarting you computer may be necessary in order to get it back to the optimum high-speed capacity. Before you download any file, you'll want an internet speed of over 3 kb/s to download the song in under 10min.
3) Check your computer to make sure you have enough space on the that drive you're downloading your file onto. There's nothing more annoying than getting to 75 percent of the download only to find out that you didn't have enough room in your C: Drive. Nowadays with our hard drive's spaces growing this is more unusual, but it's best to make sure before you start.
4) Make sure you don't make illegal copies of the music you're downloading. The best way to download music is to use them as samples for a music album. You download a music file, see if you like it, and if you do, you go ahead and buy the record. If you don't like the sample, move on to the next band. This way we keep the music industry going and it's an all round win win situation.
Overall, in downloading music (even illegally) it can be a beneficial experience if thinking about it right. You may learn about new bands that you'll pay for a concert ticket to or try to buy the album later. When you download music, try your best to keep it from a legal source, and keep the copies of the files to yourself.
Owners of sites had made some extremely unethical choices, as well as illegal, just to make a buck. In adding spy software, pop up windows, and other things, many users were occasionally left with viruses and malware. An example would be after downloading a Mp3 file, every time you go to a search, a window pops up telling you to buy viagra.
When you're downloading an Mp3 music file online, there are a few things you will want to look for to not only protect your computer for malicious software and viruses, but to also get the best quality file you can, and all the while helping out the music industry as a whole. Take this into consideration, some may be obvious, and some not so:
1) Be aware of the quality of the MP3. The quality could vary anywhere from 20 kbps, as kind of blurry up to 320 kbps that is comparable to a CD. Aim for downloading files which are above 128 kbps. Any mp3's below that, can have an very unpleasant background which can sound awful if opting to burn on to a CD.
2) Kind of obvious, but your internet speed has to be good quality. Restarting you computer may be necessary in order to get it back to the optimum high-speed capacity. Before you download any file, you'll want an internet speed of over 3 kb/s to download the song in under 10min.
3) Check your computer to make sure you have enough space on the that drive you're downloading your file onto. There's nothing more annoying than getting to 75 percent of the download only to find out that you didn't have enough room in your C: Drive. Nowadays with our hard drive's spaces growing this is more unusual, but it's best to make sure before you start.
4) Make sure you don't make illegal copies of the music you're downloading. The best way to download music is to use them as samples for a music album. You download a music file, see if you like it, and if you do, you go ahead and buy the record. If you don't like the sample, move on to the next band. This way we keep the music industry going and it's an all round win win situation.
Overall, in downloading music (even illegally) it can be a beneficial experience if thinking about it right. You may learn about new bands that you'll pay for a concert ticket to or try to buy the album later. When you download music, try your best to keep it from a legal source, and keep the copies of the files to yourself.
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