Youtube Converter (http://youtube-mp3.org) is a website that allows a user to find a song they want to download on You Tube, copy/paste the URL, and the song is converted to an MP3 and is then available for download at no cost. There is only one problem with this... IT IS ILLEGAL!!!
After searching for the perfect definition of ethics, I found it on The Free Dictionary. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ethics) The page gives three different definitions that sum up how I feel about ethics perfectly:
1. A set of principles of right conduct.
2. A theory or a system of moral values.
3. The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession.
I would never use Youtube converter because I feel like it is morally wrong. The artists who created the music invested their time, energy, and money to create the music for us to hear. By downloading it illegally you not only hurt the artist; you also hurt people like myself who purchase music legally either in a store or by paying to download it online. You can download a song on iTunes for .99 cents for crying out loud! Instead of hitting Starbucks or Bojangles in the morning pay to download your music legally!
I learned about ethics early on in the Air Force. Another word I learned was integrity. Both ethics and integrity are similar in the fact that they both mean the same to me: always do what is right, even if no one is looking. If you live by that mantra you will never have any problems with letting your conscience guide you into doing what is right all the time!
See you later!
Jeff
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