Downloading music for free is usually illegal as most recording artists will have intellectual property rights.
Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized�and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions.
Some websites allow users to download music from each other; this is known as file sharing. The legality of fire sharing is often debated but it is generally accepted as being a breach of intellectual property. The most famous of these websites is Piratebay.com
Some artists and record labels allow certain songs to be downloaded for free, this is either to improve sales of an album, by releasing a track or two for free, or because the intellectual property rights seem pointless given the age and popularity of the track. This may well be the case for old Hindi music.
Other websites allow you to stream the music and play it live from the internet, there are two particularly popular websites or services called LastFM and Spotify, which act as online radio stations where you select the play list, these websites do include advertisement breaks however and the music cannot be stored on your computer.
YouTube is another very popular way for people to listen to music online, there are millions of videos on YouTube, and if you search for a song or a genre of music it is extremely likely that there will be a video for the song on YouTube.
Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized�and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions.
Some websites allow users to download music from each other; this is known as file sharing. The legality of fire sharing is often debated but it is generally accepted as being a breach of intellectual property. The most famous of these websites is Piratebay.com
Some artists and record labels allow certain songs to be downloaded for free, this is either to improve sales of an album, by releasing a track or two for free, or because the intellectual property rights seem pointless given the age and popularity of the track. This may well be the case for old Hindi music.
Other websites allow you to stream the music and play it live from the internet, there are two particularly popular websites or services called LastFM and Spotify, which act as online radio stations where you select the play list, these websites do include advertisement breaks however and the music cannot be stored on your computer.
YouTube is another very popular way for people to listen to music online, there are millions of videos on YouTube, and if you search for a song or a genre of music it is extremely likely that there will be a video for the song on YouTube.
