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    Illegal Music Downloading Have you downloaded anything from an Internet? The Internet which is widely used by every generation all over the world brings them various vital roles. For instance‚ we can easily download music from the Internet. All you have to do is click the bottom a few times. Who could predict like the evolution decades ago? However‚ nowadays‚ anyone has uploaded music‚ which we are able to download for free. Illegal music downloading is free and convenient that leads to the effect

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    Downloading music has become a part of everyday life of all most young people in modern world today. With the development of computer‚ downloading music and file-sharing are also developed. Although in someone’s opinion‚ that is a kind of piracy‚ I support music-downloading and file-sharing‚ as a teenager. First of all‚ we should ask why people like downloading music and sharing file which they are supposed to buy in the store. The main reasons are: users do not want to spend $18 to $20 bucks for

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    Problems With Illegal Music Downloading In May of 2003 Kazaa had become the most downloaded software in the world with 230 million copies downloaded worldwide (Basen N.P.). So that is at least 230 million potential customers who are not paying for a lot of the music they are listening to. Downloading music for free is illegal and the current punishments are not doing enough to stop all of the downloaders. On June 31st 1999 the worlds first way for people to share music for free over the internet

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    none of my friends rush to Best Buy‚ where the CD is only $12.99. None of the little soon-to-be punk rock middle school kids are begging their parents for a ride. Instead‚ nearly every kid I know between the ages of 10 and 20 is on the Internet downloading the album illegally. Whether it’s Bit Torrent or Kazaa or Limewire‚ as long as the quality is decent‚ my friends couldn’t care less where they get it. This is no new concept for these kids‚ who have grown up in what is known as the information

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    Illegal music downloading should definitely be considered a crime. Music lovers nowadays are too eager to satisfy their desire; but‚ what they do not realise that one should not steal from those who worked hard. Since the advanced in technology had occurred‚ the internet had turn into the main sources of this blatant illegal copyright. Illegal download of music profanes file-sharing website. This is because majority of these websites offer free music to people. These websites supposed to make people

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    We Propose: Downloading music is unethical and should be illegal Rebut to Stealing: Yes‚ stealing is wrong‚ however downloading is not stealing. Shoplifting a CD from my local music store would be considered stealing because no one else can buy it. When I download a song‚ no one loses it and another person gets it‚ there is no ethical problem. The concept of right and wrong is only based on what the majority thinks. If the majority accepts downloading then it should not be considered wrong

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    Illegal Downloading: Everyone does it‚ so what’s the problem? You are sitting at home on the computer thinking of what you want to do. You realize you haven’t heard the latest song from your favorite band. You start up a P2P (peer-to-peer) program called Limewire. You search for your song and it appears in the list; you start to download it. What you just did was completely illegal and can get you into a lot of trouble. Most people would think to themselves‚ “What’s the harm in downloading

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    Effects of Illegal Downloading on the Music Industry Illegal downloading is commonly known as piracy‚ it describe that the steeling music from artists‚ songwriters‚ musicians‚ record label employees and others whose hard work and great talent who make music possible. Nowadays‚ downloading music is available for everyone on internet. However‚ it is still illegal. Downloading music on internet is what most people are doing because they do not have to pay‚ and they can choose only the songs they

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    Response to text- Why You Should Pay For Music by John Sheldrick Dear John‚ I read your article and I have some comments about it I would like to acknowledge about it: Firstly when you mention that you advocate a culture in which people actually want to spend money on music‚ but I actually think we should advocate a culture where everybody listens to music and not just the ones who have a computer and and a bank account‚ I believe that music should be a right and not a privilege and everybody

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    a. Have you ever downloaded music before? Right now there is someone who is illegally downloading music off the internet which is causing a record company to lose money. Illegally downloading music online is a crime that can give you unexpected lawsuits. This causes negative effects in the music industry‚ the harmful effects of illegally downloading music online and how it has affected the artists and musicians. Many believe that downloading music for free isn’t illegal at all. 2. Can you go to

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