If you are in the very smallest capacity aware of the existence of the internets, you should then be mildly aware of downloading music, however pesky it may be. On Tuesday, news broke from every blogger, writer, and tech geek, that Oink, the international files sharing p2p site, was shutdown by interpol and a whole slew of gangbusting international...pigs( please just enjoy the subtle irony). Some argue that it was completely legal, mostly those who are pooping themselves over jail time, while those on the other side of the interrogation table suggest this was the biggest international bust in the history of the interwebs downloading fiasco.
Regardless of which team you're on, certain concessions should be made. Yes, this was a sharing site, between a large network of friends, with one of the largest musical libraries know to man (no offence library of congress), but with it's leaking of 60 albums just in this year, and with potential donations being made, money was changing hands and record companies we're getting got. Then, stereogum, with all of the nerd power of at least 4 MIT students, dropped a post today, that I feel warrants circulation. They have provided an interesting blueprint for a musical library that gives a breakdown of music format by bit (FLAC toward mp3), which could be an excellent compromise.
Hows I sees it, we can't let these international bodies bully us around, but we can't expect to just get music for free. Sorry. But while those who download and steal tons of music would like to suggest that the people on the production side of music are ripping us off, they also rip off the engineers and the singers, so not paying for music, wont directly affect those already rich, but it will cripple the people actually creating our beloved medium. So take a look at that breakdown on stereogum. Talk about it at work, in the car, online, and at your local music emporium. Meanwhile, I'm going to try and find somewhere to download the new Jay-z album. Later!
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