Acknowledgments.

Part I: Safely Choosing and Using Music Services.

Chapter 1: Direct Downloading or File Sharing: Making the Right Choices for Efficiency and Safety.

Chapter 2: Managing Your Risk by Choosing the Best Direct-Download Service.

Chapter 3: Managing Your Risk by Choosing the Best File-Sharing Service.

Part II: Protecting Yourself Technologically and Legally.

Chapter 4: Behind the Scenes: What Really Happens When File Sharing.

Chapter 5: Dangers of Downloading or Sharing Files: The Nature of the Threat.

Chapter 6: Protecting Yourself and Your Computer.

Chapter 7: Protecting Your Network.

Chapter 8: Protecting Your Privacy.

Chapter 9: Protecting Yourself from Illegal Downloads.

Part III: Legal and Safe Fun with Downloaded Media.

Chapter 10: Safely Downloading Media to Portable Devices.

Chapter 11: Creative and Legal Music and Video Projects.

Part IV: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Music and Video Services.

Appendix B: Useful Information.

Appendix C: Chronicle of a Typical Digital Download.

Glossary.

Index.