My sixteen year old daughter is a typical teenager – sometimes she's rude and arrogant, but most times she's just asleep or grooming herself- If only she worked at math like she works on her hair. Like most teens she loves music. I have tried to broaden her appreciation of different genres by submitting her to music she wouldn't normally listen to. I've had some success with Billy holiday and Louis Armstrong and even some classics like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
As well as musical appreciation I have also tried to give her an appreciation of ethical behavior, and even though she exhibits none of her own, I think she gets the concept on the whole. Yet when it comes to downloading and file sharing, it all falls apart, after all 'sharing is caring' - what can you say to that? I tell her that she wouldn't steal a CD from a friend. She tells me no but she would borrow one. I don’t reply because I can't even remember if that's legal or not. The way she sees it is that she's simply borrowing music from other peoples files and not making a CD, and again I don’t know if that's legal or not.
Now I'm trying to tell my kids to behave ethically but I cannot understand the technology and the legal implications. I'm beginning to appreciate the annoying piracy ads on DVD's - at least you know where you stand. It's hard to keep up with the changing technology and now it seems to be changing again. Now we have so called legal free download sites.
I know I'm stretching things when I ask my sixteen year old if she's worried about artists maintaining their artistic integrity if they are being paid not for their work but instead for selling ad space on the internet. A little, she admits, well that's something I think. But then she continues I don’t really care; I just want to relax and listen to some music. What about the message in the music? But I've already lost this one, and I don’t even understand the argument myself.
Not only that but I feel like such a hypocrite having enjoyed a few downloaded movies with the kids – it seemed too innocent at the time. OK I concede, let's just try stick to the legal download sites, at least to avoid viruses.
by Gavi Eskin
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The Next Music revolution
Last week they were playing Bob Dylan on the radio, and as I listened to him mumbling out the saddest song, I cried. This is crazy, because I was never even such a fan. I have no regrets about that- going through his work, I couldn’t help but think, what’s the big deal? I mean, he must be putting that on, no one could understand that. Now all is forgiven, and he makes me cry. Maybe I’m just getting old and sentimental but these days I’m touched by the music. Not like when I was seventeen, when the music told me what I was feeling,in a more mature way, where I hide in the car, sobbing.
I guess that’s what the point is - and its working because now I’m desperate to find that CD. In the old days, I would have considered buying the album, occasionally splurging thirty dollars. In these days of Illegal Music Downloading my stingy nature is too strong. Why should I pay thirty dollars when everyone else is getting it for free? But I have a few unfortunate ethical problems with stealing music off the internet so in the end I usually end up with nothing but the car radio.
But times they are a-changin’. A friend told me I can now legally download free music but now I’m really in trouble. It’s not the money, and its not the ethics. I have to finally admit I still haven’t figured out how to use the computer.
Actually I’m still waiting for truly user friendly software which basically does it ALL for me. I mean, isn’t that the purpose of computers? If they’re so smart, what do they need me for? Why can’t I just mutter to the monitor, “Download that song I heard the other day, will you? I forget the name but the chorus goes like this, kind of…”
Surely they see that we are a whole untapped technophobic market? And even if it’s only five or ten percent of the population, that must be a huge number. Anyway, my point is this- if even I’m about to start downloading free music, then I guess everyone will be doing it. How will this affect the world? It’s basically a revolution, it will change everything. Music has the power to affect us individually, and politically. Music helps us to feel, think and relate to each other. When the music changes, everything changes.
Historically, the music industry has been held ransom by the market (of fourteen year old girls and ruthless record producers. So how is that about to change? Firstly, the demographics. We will see a broader market, enjoying unlimited access to all genres of music. If we are lucky, we might see the end of the era of Britney clones (perhaps sacrificial style, ala South Park). At the very least we will see a resurgence of quality music as other consumer groups re-enter the market place.
In the end perhaps it’s not the style of music that really matters. The important thing is that more people, of many ages will be listening to a broader range of music. If the whole world is getting into their favorite music we might just chill out a bit and start thinking about what’s really important again - chics, cars and drugs !
by Gavi Eskin
download free music
I guess that’s what the point is - and its working because now I’m desperate to find that CD. In the old days, I would have considered buying the album, occasionally splurging thirty dollars. In these days of Illegal Music Downloading my stingy nature is too strong. Why should I pay thirty dollars when everyone else is getting it for free? But I have a few unfortunate ethical problems with stealing music off the internet so in the end I usually end up with nothing but the car radio.
But times they are a-changin’. A friend told me I can now legally download free music but now I’m really in trouble. It’s not the money, and its not the ethics. I have to finally admit I still haven’t figured out how to use the computer.
Actually I’m still waiting for truly user friendly software which basically does it ALL for me. I mean, isn’t that the purpose of computers? If they’re so smart, what do they need me for? Why can’t I just mutter to the monitor, “Download that song I heard the other day, will you? I forget the name but the chorus goes like this, kind of…”
Surely they see that we are a whole untapped technophobic market? And even if it’s only five or ten percent of the population, that must be a huge number. Anyway, my point is this- if even I’m about to start downloading free music, then I guess everyone will be doing it. How will this affect the world? It’s basically a revolution, it will change everything. Music has the power to affect us individually, and politically. Music helps us to feel, think and relate to each other. When the music changes, everything changes.
Historically, the music industry has been held ransom by the market (of fourteen year old girls and ruthless record producers. So how is that about to change? Firstly, the demographics. We will see a broader market, enjoying unlimited access to all genres of music. If we are lucky, we might see the end of the era of Britney clones (perhaps sacrificial style, ala South Park). At the very least we will see a resurgence of quality music as other consumer groups re-enter the market place.
In the end perhaps it’s not the style of music that really matters. The important thing is that more people, of many ages will be listening to a broader range of music. If the whole world is getting into their favorite music we might just chill out a bit and start thinking about what’s really important again - chics, cars and drugs !
by Gavi Eskin
download free music
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