technoculture203-09

This week in tutorials we discussed if the morality was the same between stealing a handbag and music on the internet. For me the answer is no because when stealing a handbag, one is physically stealing and the thief is easier to be caught. When stealing music on the internet, you are in your own personal and private space and because downloading music is so normal, we don't feel much of the guilt. The internet has opened many options and downloading music is one that is so easily accessible to us. Even though there is itunes that sell music for a couple of dollars, we download music because it is free and easy. Artists are still promoting their albums in stores but some have followed the footsteps of radiohead in offering few promo songs to download. Fall Out Boy when promoting their new album at the time Folie A Deux, allowed users to get a free song just by signing up on their mailing list and recently new singer Kesha has done the same. On her website http://www.keshasparty.com/, after viewing her video for her debut song TiK ToK you are able to get the free mp3 by email. Through the internet, people are so used to downloading music for free and I think it is useful for artists to promote their music in this way because it lets their music be known for many people and their popularity and reputation could grow through it.