Grogster Review
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Grogster - (grogster.com) - advertises you will have access to over 95 million MP3s. They charge $39.95 for lifetime acees. I have better things to do with $39.95 then paying for a link and support for free software!
The advertising on Grogster.com is misleading. Visitors may think they are signing up for a service that offers over 95 million legal music and movie downloads. Instead they are paying for Grogster for a link and support to free P2P file sharing software.
This brings up several questions:
- Is file sharing legal?
- File sharing in and of itself is legal as long as the files are not copyright protected. What they don't tell you is that a huge majority of P2P network files are copyrighted content and therefore illegal to download.
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has taken legal action against more than 30,000 people for downloading and/or sharing copyrighted music.
- Does P2P file sharing software normally cost money?
- No it does not. While Grogster.com does make mention they provide the tools you need to download you have to dig deeper you'll find that the cost is for their recommendation and support of the free file sharing software.
- Is Grogster doing anything illegal?
- They make sure to cover the bases in different areas of the site. The F.A.Q. section states that you are paying for their support of the free P2P software.
- Is Grogster misleading visitors?
- We definitely find their site misleading. Visit McAfee Site Advisor for more opinions of the site.