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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.
It is illegal to download music, software, and video off the internet, this material is copyrighted. “Copyrighted is a form of protection by United States laws to the creator” (source 1). This is basically a form of protection against stealing other peoples work. Copyright is to software as plagiarism is to writing. People put money into copyrighting any original work. This includes, literary, musical, dramatic, artistic, and other intellectual pieces. When avoiding the cost of these works, people are stealing money. Not only is online piracy morally and lawfully wrong, but it comes with hefty consequences. According to source 3, “Criminally copyright infringement is investigated by federal law enforcement agencies and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.” Even though the consequences are severe, people continue to commit online piracy.
People, who produce this music online, put in excess amounts of energy, time, and money while getting nothing in return. In source 4, the artist asks, “do you think about the days, weeks, months- maybe even years- that we have to put into writing, practicing, recording, mixing, and distributing that song?” The frustrations of being taken advantage of are evident in this source. Artists want to share their music but cannot be giving it away for free. This is their living and it would be impossible for them to make any profit if everyone is just took part in online piracy. When people participate in online piracy, they are stealing work that has taken many hours and much money to produce.
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It is illegal to download music, software, and video off the internet, this material is copyrighted. “Copyrighted is a form of protection by United States laws to the creator” (source 1). This is basically a form of protection against stealing other peoples work. Copyright is to software as plagiarism is to writing. People put money into copyrighting any original work. This includes, literary, musical, dramatic, artistic, and other intellectual pieces. When avoiding the cost of these works, people are stealing money. Not only is online piracy morally and lawfully wrong, but it comes with hefty consequences. According to source 3, “Criminally copyright infringement is investigated by federal law enforcement agencies and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.” Even though the consequences are severe, people continue to commit online piracy.
People, who produce this music online, put in excess amounts of energy, time, and money while getting nothing in return. In source 4, the artist asks, “do you think about the days, weeks, months- maybe even years- that we have to put into writing, practicing, recording, mixing, and distributing that song?” The frustrations of being taken advantage of are evident in this source. Artists want to share their music but cannot be giving it away for free. This is their living and it would be impossible for them to make any profit if everyone is just took part in online piracy. When people participate in online piracy, they are stealing work that has taken many hours and much money to produce.
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