Accessing+Music

= **﻿ Accessing Music**﻿  Over the past decade, the way listeners acquire music has changed greatly. People made the transition from purchasing CD's to downloading their songs in MP3 format using their home computers. With the advent of major downloading sites such as iTunes, music became easier and easier for people. Now, music is available in multiple formats, and from many sources(most via the internet). - [|iTunes] Music downloading has become a controversial issue, because there are ways for people to download music for free without paying. This act of downloading music without paying is called piracy. Although it is illegal to download music without paying, many people disregard this law due to the difficulty of being detected by the authorities. =