text: do you think music distributed on peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing networks are legitimate copies? i've noticed that many people think that the music files distributed on peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing networks are legitimate copies for free distribution.  i'm trying to figure out why people think this is true.  for the record, you are allowed to make a copy of music for your own personal use, but as soon as you give that copy to someone else, this is copyright infringement. they are copies of the cd quality sound illegally distributed to others. it's the whole 'redistribution' part thats illegal.but who cares, paying sucks/