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Online piracy has cut into national music sales by nearly a third since 1999, sending record and film revenues into a downward spiral, which hits everyone in the industry hard, from the record store clerks, songwriters, and technicians, to the artists themselves. Sometimes referred to as P2P, file sharing applications like the original Napster are a virtual treasure trove of music, movies, and software. If you use P2P software to download music, movies, or software, you may also be sharing those files to others.

Increasingly frustrated by the rise of illegal downloading, the music and film industries have been making examples of individual file-swappers. During the past year, the music and film industries have been bombarding colleges and universities with notices of illegal downloads of music and movie files by students. Recently, the music industry filed suit against four college students across the country, seeking billions of dollars in damages.

Despite all these lawsuits targeting campus pirates, more than half of all college students still download music and movies illegally, according to the University of Richmond’s Intellectual Property Institute. The music industry is fighting a losing battle to stop this downloading; they should realize that it is impossible to stop the downloading of music, it will only grow. Trying to stop it is a dead end street, it is much better to use the Internet.

Many musicians, artists, and software developers are changing the way they do business and are providing their works on the Internet for free. Maybe this is the way it should be. Musicians could make their money with performing, they could use the Internet to promote their music, and so they can charge more for their concerts. In the future they could even use the Internet to broadcast their live shows and in this way make more from a single concert. Then they still have a lot of other money making opportunities, for example commercials. A lot of musicians make a lot of money this way.

What ever the future brings, no one knows, but it is pretty sure that downloading of music for free from the Internet is here to stay, and the musician of today will be better of if they understand this and use it to their advantage.

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Both Napster and Rhapsody have a large selection of songs. Both music downloading services offer downloads for a flat monthly rate. While they may seem similar on the surface, there are some critical differences to be found when comparing music downloading services. In this article, we'll take a look into Napster and Rhapsody's fine print to determine which of these music downloading services is the best buy.

Compare music downloading services: Limitations

The most common complain among Rhapsody users is the poor quality of .wma files and the sluggish download time. On the other hand, Napster users commonly complain about the limited selection in comparison to Rhapsody; ironic considering that Napster was once the go-to source for all music downloads. Furthermore, those who have tried Napster say that the interface is a bit cumbersome.

And here's the clincher:

Rhapsody only allows for downloads of .wma files, not MP3s. If you were to read the verbiage on Rhapsody's site too quickly, you may think that you can download MP3s, but that's not the case. If you're using Rhapsody and want MP3's, you've got to burn your songs to a disc and then convert them to MP3.

Compare music services: Streaming Music

Maybe you don't want to deal with downloads. Maybe you just want to have the ability to listen to music from your computer. Rhapsody offers radio stations' that allow you to listen to streaming music from artists that are similar in style to those that you have already shown and interest in. The radio stations are a great way to discover new music. They also give you access to music that isn't yet available for download due to licensing rights.

While Napster also has a radio stations feature, it's not as intuitive as Rhapsody's. Your station only plays music from your current inventory, meaning that you won't be exposed to new artists and don't have access to music that is not yet available for download.

Choosing between music downloading services

The right choice in music downloading services most likely will depend on how and where you prefer to listen to your music. If you prefer downloading songs to your MP3 player, you might prefer Napster for its easy MP3 downloads. However, if you mainly listen to music on your computer and like discovering new artists and new music, you might really enjoy Rhapsody and its unique radio station feature.

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