Preview

Info on Music Piracy

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
1345 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Info on Music Piracy
Luke Davis
Topic: Music Piracy

General purpose: To Inform

Specific Purpose: To blow minds with the information about piracy of music.

Thesis: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter: One credible study by the Institute for Policy Innovation states the annual harm done by piracy is at 12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy well as more than 70,000 lost jobs and 2 billion in lost wages to American workers. Also Frontier Economics recently estimated that U.S. Internet users annually consume between $7 and $20 billion worth of digitally pirated recorded music.

B. Reason to Listen: Piracy is important to know about as it is used widely in the world but to know the downfalls of pirating music and its punishments.

C. Thesis Statement: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but also takes money out of the artist and economy.

D. Credibility Statement:

1. Researched topic for two weeks having a fair view on advantages and downfalls. 2. Also have some illegal experience with pirating and know how simple it is.

E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First will discuss how pirating music affects your computer and how it affect the economy and artist.

2. Next I will talk about the advantages of piracy.

3. Lastly I will discuss the punishment for pirating music.

II. Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.

A. Music piracy could affect your computer negatively by allowing it to become vulnerable to attack by a virus, a hacker just by visiting piracy web sites. Also, piracy affects the artist and the economy by not purchasing the music. 1. Certain web sites where you can upload music for free, is laced with viruses or just has really poor quality.

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Powerful Essays

    Advancements in today's technology have allowed users to access and use computer programs, movies, music and other multimedia for which they have not purchased. Technological advancements are coming along at such a quick pace that the enforcement of copyright laws cannot keep pace. Music piracy exploded in the late 1990's and caused groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to crack down on companies such as Napster that provided that provided free music downloads. The number of lawsuits against individuals who illegally download music has escalated to the point that people are now switching to legal internet sites that sell music downloads. The ethicality of this issue has touched many people throughout the world…

    • 2646 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Cis 324 Computer Ethics

    • 2262 Words
    • 10 Pages

    In the short time that computers and internet have existed in the modern era, the world has seen a complete 360 degree turn and in the various forms of electronic entertainment that people all over the world are now using. In the days before CD’s, DVD’s and the internet, not much was said if a vinyl album (remember these?), VHS cassette (or these?) or an audio cassette was loaned to a friend for their listening / viewing pleasure, but today with the availability of sending an email with three or four megabytes (mb) of information, one can enjoy a borrowed song but is assumed that it is piracy or stealing. Is this a fair assumption? This Author will not give his opinion but rather discuss both sides of the Peer to Peer (P2P) downloading and sharing issues and let the reader form their own opinions.…

    • 2262 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Steal This Mp3

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages

    With so many Internet users currently sharing music, The Recording Industry Association of America considers downloading music from websites stealing. Yet people who are downloading mp3 for free think it’s not because they are downloading shared copies of mp3’s. Companies like Sony sell computers with ripping and burning capabilities, MP3 players, and other devices that gain much of their appeal from music sharing. So what is theft? Treating customers like thieves is a certain recipe for failure.…

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The music recording industry is in trouble. For several years now, sales of new and popular music have steadily declined and show no sign of changing. The record companies are quick to blame the growing popularity of the Internet; music is being traded in a digital form online, often anonymously, with the use of file-sharing programs such as Morpheus, KaZaA, and Imesh, to name a few. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) succeeded in disbanding the pioneer Internet file-sharing program, Napster, but is facing confrontation with similar programs that are escaping American copyright laws. While there is an obvious connection between declining popular music sales and increasing file sharing, there is more going on than the RIAA wants to admit. I will show that the recording companies are overpricing their products, and not sufficiently using the Internet as an opportunity to market and sell their products. I shall begin by describing in greater detail the problem that the recording companies are facing, as well as the growing epidemic of online music trading. From there, I will show the correlation between the two and describe the other factors affecting record sales, and how these trends could be turned around to help the industry.…

    • 5602 Words
    • 23 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Up on Downloading

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Elaine McArdle said, “The music industry is struggling with a full blown crisis”. What could possibly be pushing the music industry into a crisis one might ask, illegally downloading free music. In the essay, Up on Downloading, three Harvard Law School professors are trying to come up with different solutions to this problem that is occurring. Now that our technology has become so advanced, many people are figuring out ways to cheat the system, and when people are not paying for the music they have downloaded, the artist is not getting paid. Artists are not the only one losing money but everyone involved producing the music is losing money as well. There is also less and less people going out and buying CD’s. I could probably not even remember the last time I purchased a CD. So how are the artists and producers suppose to make money when we are stealing from them? Zittrain, Nesson, and Fisher believe they could possibly have the solution to save the music industry.…

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ruben on Piracy

    • 317 Words
    • 2 Pages

    In “ In Defense of Piracy(Well, Some Piracy)”, Matthew Ruben states that it is alright to download mp3 in certain circumstances. He reasons firstly that the current marketing strategies of music are making people paying for albums they would not enjoy. He also reasons that between a dilemma of paying unreasonable price for a single and downloading, there is nothing ethically wrong to download than buying a whole CD just for a track. Thus, he reckons that pirating mp3 single can be a form of protest to the music industry on resisting hype. Though these reasons seem attractive, especially to the general public, Ruben has not taken into account of the devastating effects of piracy has on to the music industry and that piracy is flat, adulterated theft (Gary Locke, 2010).…

    • 317 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Our world is changing at an exponential pace with new technology. The pop music industry of today has had to adjust to the shift from CDs to digital music files. Of all media, music is the most easily pirated and record companies have had to find ways to entice people to buy music legally again to support the artists and producers who make these songs.…

    • 597 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Nipping At Napster

    • 357 Words
    • 2 Pages

    People also say that not everyone can afford music and it is free publicity. Yes it is true Janis Ian herself said “Most people can't afford to spend $15.99 to experiment”, but when people download music for free they are only listening and sharing music of those artists that are already extremely successful and established. In an article entitled “Nipping at Napster” it is stated that “Napster allows computer users to log into its site, download MP3 music files…. Completely free of charge.” Upcoming artist do not get the exposure that established artist do. There are people who are trying to influence with music cannot get an opportunity to share what they do. That means that there is less jobs in the industry because the same artist are getting recognition. If people give up on their dreams of becoming artist there is less culture being shared less expression of feelings and less jobs. In an article called cybercrime theft, downloading music freely goes against “The No Electronic Theft Act passed by Congress and signed by the president”. This Act was passed to prevent the recurrence of online theft yet it is still being…

    • 357 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    A song is not all for the consumer to listen to but, also for the artist to get a living off of. The smallest push of sales can either put an artist at the top or bottom of the spectrum. With that extra push small upcoming artist could make it, but that chance has been completely shattered from piracy. Nelson writes on the topic, “the less documented damage extends far beyond the ‘red carpet’, to emerging artists, especially those who are on the verge of making it”. The negative effects of copyright not only affects artists and the music industry; it paves the way to new crimes on a much larger scale. With copyright laws being broken every day with illegal downloads, theft is becoming all too common place. As long as someone can hide behind a computer screen you can download not only illegal music, but can similarly steal someone’s identity. This has lead to a ripple affect of crimes such as Catfishing, hacking, and stalking. With the advent of new technology greater security is necessary for internet theft, even as simply discontinuing illegal download…

    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The process of being cool

    • 708 Words
    • 2 Pages

    111.1 million files of music are pirated per day worldwide. People need to realize that online piracy is illegal. The artists get taken advantage of when people commit this crime. There are many risks that piracy entails. Many people would say online piracy is not a big deal because everyone participates in it, but they would be wrong. For these reasons, people should be prosecuted for online piracy.…

    • 708 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Best Essays

    Ian, Janis. "Online Music Sharing May Benefit Artists." Internet Piracy. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Internet Debacle—an Alternative View." www.janisian.com. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 20 Mar. 2012.…

    • 1553 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Best Essays
  • Good Essays

    Copying Music Ethical

    • 414 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Copyright infringement is not a new issue. The issue has been debated in court since the development of the VCR. In Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, the court ruled that “the sale of copying equipment” was legal because the VCR was “capable of substantial noninfringing uses.” (Yarbrough) The issue with music sharing is that its only purpose is a copyright infringing act. New advancements in technology have always made life faster, easier and more convenient. They’ve also had their share of court cases, which have defined rules and set guidelines for future cases. When trying to determine if downloading music from an online source is ethical, one must look at various court cases…

    • 414 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    For many people, music is a large part of their lives. They listen to it to as often as they can. In their cars, while they work out, study, and many other daily activities. But does anyone think about how important music is to those who work in the music industry? Some people buy CD’s, others may buy digital copies online (often referred to as mp3’s). However, there are others who download free copies of music from file sharing websites, such as FrostWire and Napster. This is a crime, and many people are not aware of it. There needs to more stringent measure to protect the music industry from these acts of piracy and copyright infringements.…

    • 624 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    What Does Ethical Mean?

    • 475 Words
    • 2 Pages

    In my opinion, piracy or copyright infringement is the use of someone’s intellectual property without the owners’ permission. Piracy can become a huge…

    • 475 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    This source was essential in my paper by providing me with insight into what the actual spirit and letter of the law contains. Through reading this article I was able to briefly explain what the penalty is and what level crime piracy holds.…

    • 2823 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays