�Internet music downloading will soon be illegal if Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla has her way. She said she wants to persuade children that downloading music for free is wrong. �Everything starts with the children," she said. "They're the ones who say 'recycle' and 'don't smoke.' The Internet is their world.� � reports the Vancouver Sun in a April 2005 article entitled �Tougher rules planned for music downloading.� (For the full article, check out the extra links page) But is the problem really something to worry about, or is the RIAA just blowing the issue of downloading music illegally out of proportion?
According to a recent survey posted on www.techweb.com, 14% of all internet users download music illegally using programs such as limewire, kazaa, or other p2p networks. This number seemed rather low to me- at least nothing too significant to invest millions of dollars into preventing. But is the number higher? I decided to find out.
