Illegal File Sharing

File sharing is growing continuously because of how many people use the internet to transfer files. Some downloadable programs such as kazaa, and limewire are programs that connect you to a data base of files, music, etc. all the files are shared from people that share their files. File sharing files such as music, and software is illegal because of the copyright law that is enforced in the United States. Even with the law file sharing is still continued and progressing people have been caught downloading music and files, the consequences vary with the individuals circumstances. I myself do not use programs such as limewire or kazaa because I do not want to get in trouble for breaking the copyright law.

There are times when I wish I had a file sharing network, such as when new songs come out that I am wanting. To get them the legal way you must buy the whole cd and if the rest of the cd is not what you like then you are wasting your money. I see people all the time with Ipods listening to all their music. I have noticed that people that use I-Tunes have less music then people that download from limewire or kazaa because its free and I-Tunes charges .99 for one song. So for me a individual that likes a variety of music and a lot of it, the price begins to get expensive. I wonder if file sharing will ever be able to be monitored, because of how technology is progressing so rapidly. I am interested in illegal file sharing because there is a huge population that participates in it, and I want to see what the outcomes are and will be.

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Kevin Freitas & Feed Tacoma

Kevin Freitas was a guest speaker in my living and working in a virtual world class on Monday the 3rd of November. As Kevin was speaking about the website he created Feed Tacoma, I found myself amazed on how he got a website like this to function at all, but to function with such success. The website gets insight about Tacoma from its community and from the people that are interested about the city. The website Feed Tacoma is a really good sight to use to be active in your community and know what events are going on. The website updates with new events that are taking place around or in the city of Tacoma. Feed Tacoma is a website that carries the characteristics of bringing the people of a community together.
People also post about anything they want because it is a communication website for the residents of Tacoma and all that are interested in the city of Tacoma. Kevin Freitas has also created other sites such as KevinFreitas.net, having Kevin as a guest speaker in class motivated me to want to be more involved with my community.