Central Michigan University Ways to Get Music on the Internet Questions

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HOW DO YOU GET YOUR MUSIC?
Discuss among yourselves the to discover how many students purchase music (and in what form?), stream music (and from what platform/service?), and/or illegally download copyrighted digital audio files from the Internet (and from what sites?). When and where do they access music?
1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of ownership vs. streaming music?
2.Even though the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music is inherently unethical, why are many people doing it? How much does illegal downloading harm artists?
3.What role/function does music play in your lives? Do you believe the role/function of music in our culture has changed? Remained the same? How? and Why?
4.Speculate about the future of music (artists, recording, ownership, listening, etc.).