

Independent, less well-known artists are an exception - many of them will let you down their complete song catalog to promote themselves. You'll only find a few "teasers" intended to make you want to buy the artists' CD.

Don't expect to find full albums to download, particularly if the song is from a famous artist (only music pirate websites allow full album downloads). These are not the websites of your music pirates - they are totally legal. There are many free music websites which provide free music downloads.

This article explores the legal ways to download and enjoy music from the Internet. This is conventionally done using illegal file sharing programs like KaZaa and iMesh. The illegal sharing of copyrighted songs via the MP3 format over the Internet costs the music industry billions of dollars. Most of you have probably heard of the RIAA's quest to crush online music piracy.
