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Music Piracy

Music Piracy
Malewitz, Jacob. Febuary 27, 2007 AssociatedContent. .


 * 1) Most of the people who download music of music sharing sites are students ,high school to college, who are poor and cannot afford to buy music
 * 2) Music in the today can cost 10$ to even 20$
 * 3) Many peoples arguments is that if we download the artist music for free they wont get the money
 * 4) Our argument is that, sometimes we just want a taste of their music before we might buy the album
 * 5) The artists don't normally profit much in the first place
 * 6) A lot of people can use it as gifts as well
 * 7) A great compromise is when you can buying the albums, but you can't afford then you can download of music sharing sites
 * 8) this is basically a question of morality and fairness
 * 9) Its a convenience

= Not es = Torrent, Freak. . Torrent, Freak. January 18, 2009 December 17, 2010 .
 * ## It is a myth that every pirated song is a sale loss
 * 1) only 1 in 10 downloaded music from music sharing sites is a sales loss
 * 2) Downloads shouldnt be looked at as stealing but as a way for people to discover music
 * 3) More people are discovering the wonders of music sharing sites every year
 * 4) the effects of the music downloading is not seen as a loss
 * 5) The music "Piracy" has shown the music industry what the people really want

Blogspot. August 19, 2003 MusicCity.com. December 17,2010 . ||
 * == Notes ==
 * How many People are downloading music?**
 * 1) 35 million U.S. adults download music files online
 * 2) 26 million share files online

Gender 3. Adult males consist of 32% of Internet downloader’s 4.Adult females consist of 26% of Internet downloader’s
 * Who is downloading?**

Age 5. 1 8-29 year olds consist of 52% of music downloader’s 6.30-49 year olds consist of 27% of music downloaders 7.50+ year olds consist of 12% of music downloader’s

Education 8. Students tend to be heavy contributors on music piracy 9.56% full-time students reported downloading regularly 10.40% part-time students reported downloading regularly 11.25% non-downloading students downloading regularly

Race 12. African Americans consist of 37% of music downloading 13. Hispanics consist of 35% of music downloading 14. Whites consist of 25% of music downloading

American house income 15. make under $30,000 a year consist of 38% of downloading 16. make $30,000-$50,000 a year consist of 30% of downloading 17. make $50,000-$75,000 a year consist of 25% of downloading 18. make $75,000+ a year consist of 26% of downloading

19. 67% of internet users don’t care about the copyright laws 20. 27% of internet users don’t care if the music is copyrighted 21. 6% of internet users don’t know enough about the issue
 * Who cares if the music files are copyrighted?**

22. The music industry clings to the copyright act of 1976, rules are meant to be broken for the evolution of music 23. many people think the laws for downloading music for free is way to harsh, the l ||

"Your Free Music Downloads - Music Forum - Get Your Free Music Download Account Today!" // Free Music Downloads | 30 Million Free MP3 Downloads | 100% Free Music //. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. .

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 * 7) Your Free Music Downloads.com is an ad-supported free music download website with a catalogue of over 30,000,000 legal MP3 songs that grows by 500 songs a day.
 * 8) There complete catalogue of free music is available for unlimited downloading.
 * 9) Just download the music you want and press play. they wont restrict the way you listen to music downloads.

Music Downloads - Download Music. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. .
 * 1) Here you'll find impartial music site reviews on the best, the largest, the fastest, and the cheapest sites to downloads legally.
 * 2) There are incredible songs and you can get a safe and legal way to download free music and even entire albums of their own.
 * 3) Search from millions of free songs or browse MP3 music downloads by category.
 * 4) Our vast free music collection consists of MP3 songs of worldwide origin.Ez-Tracks is a legal music download site and does not offer peer-to-peer sharing.
 * 5) The free mp3 downloads found on EZ-Tracks is brought to you through our partnerships with the record labels that own the rights to their tracks.
 * 6) When free songs are downloaded, the appropriate royalties are paid to the artists.
 * 7) It's totally legal, so there's no risk and no guilt involved.
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 * 9) After you download the app, you can easily download or stream any song from the library in high quality, non-DRM, mp3 format for use with any music player
 * 10) There are no restrictions on downloading music
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"Links to Tens of Thousands of Legal Music Downloads." GoingWare Inc. - Expert Software Development and Consulting. Web. 18 Dec. 2010. .


 * 1) Many independent musicians offer downloads of their music in hopes of attracting more fans.
 * 2) Some musicians may be okay with is but many people report that they often purchase a band's CD after hearing their downloads.
 * 3) There are some who say that all music ought to be freely available and sharable.
 * 4) Although many bands offer music on their websites, there's no real way to tell if it's any good without actually downloading it.
 * 5) You can enjoy music from the tens of thousands of talented musicians who offer legal downloads of their music.

http://www.1st-free-music-download.com/downloading-music.html

Most legal websites to download make you pay
 * Downloading music is starting to become a hobby
 * 72% of younger Americans said they did not care about music copyrights
 * 61% of users (aged between 30-49) did not care about copyrights
 * 4 out of 5 students are unconcerned about copyrights
 * It's a convenient way to sample new music.
 * The music may not be available offline.
 * 41% of broadband users have downloaded music files.
 * 32% of daily users have downloaded files, vs. 27% for less-frequent users.
 * According to a Pew Internet survey (October 2003), about 30% of Internet users have downloaded music files to their computer
 * More than two-thirds of Internet users downloading music say that they do not care if it is copyrighted
 * CD's cost to much money
 * Some music can be lawfully downloaded
 * In the US if you copy or distribute copyrighted music you can be prosecuted in criminal court or sued for damages in civil court

= Nick Notes =


 * 1) Internet file sharing involves over 800 million unauthorized music files at one time
 * 2) A large majority of unauthorized files (74%) are being made available by a small minority of peer-to-peer users (16%, according to US research consultancy Net PD Sept 2003)
 * 3) CRIA members have been contributors to the Canadian economy for over 100 years
 * 4) Canada is the 6th largest market per capita for sound recordings in the world
 * 5) The five major record companies invest over $50 million a year in Canadian artists and music
 * 6) The average investment by the major companies in the production of a sound recording for release into the international market is in the range of $300,000 to $500,000
 * 7) According to Statistics Canada, in 2003 the recording industry and the other entertainment industries that are part of the arts, entertainment and recreation sector represented 6.1% of the Canadian GDP
 * 8) Data compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) shows simultaneous users (logged on at any one time) of pirate services increased from 3 million in June 2002 to 6.2 million as of January 2004.

http://www.cria.ca/filesharing.php


 * 1) 95% of music downloading is shared
 * 2) According to the AFPI, the music biz made $3.7 billion on digital downloads in 2008

http://gizmodo.com/5133065/95-of-music-downloads-are-pirated

Tylers Notes
It’s ok to download music from sites authorized by the owners of the copyrighted music, whether or not such sites charge a fee.

It’s never ok to download unauthorized music from pirate sites (Web or FTP) or through P2P system like Ares, BitTorrent, Lime Wire and others.

It’s never ok to make unauthorized copies of music available to others (that is, serving up music) on P2P systems.

It’s ok to copy music that has been legally downloaded from one computer that you own to another that you own, but not for sharing or any commercial purpose

You copy downloaded music from your hard drive to CD’s or DVD’s that you then give to your friends.

You load copies of songs on your public web page for sharing with anyone.

You join a file sharing with anyone.

You join a file-sharing network and freely download unauthorized copies of all the copyrighted music you want, even though you don’t share them yourself.

You transfer copyrighted music to your friends using email or an instant messaging service.

Visit your favorite artist’s Web site, many of them offer free downloads of their songs

Use a fee-based or free, legal download site to get your music

The copy is made from an authorized original CD that you legitimately own

The copy is for your personal use and not for sharing with others. It is illegal to give away the copy or lend it to others for copying []