Internet or are they violating copyright laws? There are compelling arguments on both sides. Research shows the argument can go either way. The research project investigated copyright infringement of downloading movies and music on the Internet. File-sharing is a fast growing industry with more new sites being added all the time. Approximately two billion songs are downloaded illegally every month. The losses sustained by the industry are great. "The industry loses more than $10 billion per year to
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factor to the internet privacy issue. Peer-to-Peer downloading (also known as "file sharing") is considered by Microsoft to be "the act of making files on one computer accessible to others on a network." The original use of file sharing was simply meant for users to send files to one another. It has now become one of the biggest dilemmas of our modern society. Does the government have the right to search your private files on your computer and sue you if they have been illegally obtained? Is the government
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services like Spotify‚ free Internet streaming sites like Pandora‚ or even YouTube where you can watch music videos. For most of us‚ at least for myself‚ downloading music is a favorite activity when on the Internet. Downloading music and other media files from the Internet may make it conveniently available. But does it have a negative effect on the music industry? Does it affect the earnings of the artists? What are the pros and cons of downloading music? There are a lot of questions revolving around
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The Internet is an extremely useful resource to obtain information on just about any topic. A relatively new feature of the World Wide Web is the technology for the sharing of music in MP3 format. A popular site to download "free" music is called Napster. This program allows people to share music files‚ discover new artists‚ and become part of the music community. Although Napster is controversial‚ the program should still remain accessible to Internet users and music lovers. Marc Geiger‚ a supporter
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1 Preface ……………………………………………………………….... Napster was one of the controversial online music file sharing company created by Shawn Fanning‚ a student of Northeastern University‚ Boston. The service and technology allowed users to share MP3 files with other logged in users of Napster via the internet. While it gained popularity for music sharing‚ it attracted the attention of the music industry accusing Napster for breaching plaintiff rights and copyright violations which
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Jose U. Santana 03/06/2013 Digital Music Piracy Every day people through out the world are downloading millions upon millions of digital music from the Internet illegally. Using a Peer-to-peer file-sharing program integrated in websites like 4shared.com and MEGAUPLOAD.com. As having friends in the Music Industry‚ I do believe people should not break the copyright law and instead pay the music artists for their work. Although this ongoing issue is in a way hard to control‚ record label
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been made by the RIAA against file-sharers of music. Other than that how much do we really know about media piracy? In this paper I will explain to you what media piracy is‚ how it works‚ the facts about piracy‚ and why media piracy is hardly a crime at all. There are many types of media piracy‚ but the main topic I will cover will be music piracy. “Music piracy is any form of unauthorized duplication and/or distribution of music including downloading‚ file sharing‚ and CD-burning” (http://www.cmta
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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. RIAA and AFM are fiercely fighting music piracy and
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THE RECORDING INDUSTRY 2006 PIRACY REPORT PROTECTING CREATIVITY IN MUSIC CONTENTS 03 INTRODUCTION 04 THE MANY FACES OF MUSIC PIRACY Physical piracy shows no signs of abating Internet piracy: losses to the industry New forms of digital piracy 06 TACKLING INTERNET PIRACY – PROMOTING LEGAL SERVICES Providing new legal services Enforcement Education: a job for industry and governments P2P legal landscape improves Virus fears surround illegal P2P The spread of pre-release
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The Pirate Bay Case Study: Social and Legal Issues Raised by File-Sharing Networks Abstract This paper explores the social and legal issues raised by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing of copyrighted material on websites. Advocates claim companies are not libel for the acts of its customers and argue that litigation against file sharing will stifle technology innovation. Opponents assert that file sharing violates copyright and intellectual property protections and that companies like Pirate Bay
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