The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by twenty percent and about twenty one billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA sources claim 278 million people, worldwide, use peer to peer networks such as Kazaa and Grokster to illegally trade music files...
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RIAA sources claim 278 million people, worldwide, use peer to peer networks such as Kazaa and Grokster to illegally trade music files. RIAA and AFM are fiercely fighting music piracy and enlisting government support to put and end to this crime. Congressional committees are currently addressing on-line music piracy and are generating bills to make the punishments for committing this crime much more severe...
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english debate However these companies are not taking other factors into consideration. In 2000, the music industry blamed a fifteen percent drop in sales on downloading, but they "FORGOT" to include that there was a recession, a price hike, a 25% cut in new releases and a lack of popular new artists, therefore the statistics are not correct...	3 / 739
A New Age of Music Piracy The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by twenty percent and about twenty one billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM)...	7 / 1927
Internet Music When that happens, they don't have enough money to cover the costs of the production of the movie. This in return causes that production company to produce fewer movies, or make movies at a lower quality...	4 / 866
Music Piracy Many artists are now in support of the new revolution of peer to peer music sharing because it helps get their music out to a wider audience. It is hard for someone who is just starting out in the music industry to get his or her name out there, so usually the artist will start off by offering his or her music free, just so that the public can get a taste of his or her music...	6 / 1429
Shared Music If you do not share the music files you download over these networks, or use them in any way other than your personal enjoyment in your room or car stereo system, then you are not breaking the law...	3 / 602
The Impact of Music Piracy According to a report created for the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) in 1999, the copyright industry accounted for $348.4 billion in value to the U...	4 / 1075
Piracy It cannot be denied that the Internet benefits our society greatly, but at the same time, the same technology has been used to create more opportunities for theft and unauthorized distribution...	1 / 172