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    Ever since the start of illegal music downloading there has been an ongoing debate. As with any controversy‚ there are those whose positions stand at one end of the spectrum or the other and also those who are moderate or nonchalant. Many believe that downloading a song without paying for it is not only illegal‚ but also immoral. None-the less‚ people continue to download songs‚ rationalizing that the record companies are getting what they deserve after years of overpriced CD’s or that the artists

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    Downloading Copyright Music: Legal or Illegal Illegally downloading music of the internet for free is a huge controversy in this day and age. Many people fight that the music was bought at one time so they are not hurting anyone. Companies and musicians on the other hand‚ have a different view about downloading this music for free. They argue that have made this music and people are downloading it off the internet instead of buying it from a store. Sales in the music industry have gone down as

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    Essay on Illegal Downloading Record companies today believe that downloading music for free is a crime and hinders the sale of music in stores. Though it seems to be free‚ this paper present to the pros and cons of downloading music from the Internet. Important points will be discussed are the file sharing programs history‚ why downloading should be free and lawsuits for downloading music. Peer-to-Peer technology is a form of file sharing that enables the sharing of computer resources such as‚

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    Illegal Downloading Contents & Entertainment Industry Jae Seong Park English of Canada Do you know that how many important a music or movie is? As time goes by‚ nowadays people live in a hectic world and even today’s society advocates and requires this phenomenon. Most people who have a job usually work in weekdays and take a rest on weekends. Even some people work seven days a week. As developing modern industry‚ amount of people’s leisure time is decreasing more and more. Thus‚ when people

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    Illegal downloading With the popularity of the internet‚ sales for CDs‚ DVDs‚ movies and many other products have increased. With the increase in sales‚ this created a problem of illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent‚ and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed illegal transferring of the media. Downloading song files from the internet over a free peer to peer network is the exact same as shoplifting music CDs from the local mall. When you download any illegal

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    PARAGRAPH Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence ‚and to many people in many cultures‚ music is an important part of their way of life . Invention of the internet and copyable audio-file formats made downloading and sharing music very easy . However‚ this should be considered a criminal acts as downloading music for free is equal to stealing . There are several reason why downloading music for free is equal to stealing . Firstly ‚ because it is legal issue . Music is under copyright

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    Illegal Downloading "is" Stealing With the popularity of the Internet‚ sales for CDs‚ DVDs‚ Movies‚ and many other products have increased. Along with the increase of sales has brought forth an ever increasing problem of illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent‚ Kazaa‚ and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed the transferring of such illegal media. Downloading song files from the Internet over a free peer to peer network is the moral equivalent of shoplifting

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    A report by Jupiter Research suggests that the music industry may = be facing a crisis because of the number of young people still illegally downloading music from Internet. The problem has now grown so serious that the numbers of young people who download music from illegal file-sharing websites outnumber those using legal services. According to a survey ‚ 5712 nearly 6000 respondents said they had illegally download or streamed music in the past 12months. Of these‚ 69.5per cent said they did

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    Should Downloading Music from the Internet Be Illegal? The web is becoming a giant audition where millions of fans lay in wait Websites useful for fans and musicians MY SPACE‚ YouTube The internet has provided musicians like rap artists like Ludacris with less expensive ways of reaching larger audiences but also makes it easier for fans to acquire music without paying Many musicians start their music careers in the internet Connecting artists with listeners create a win-win situation on the

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    and be honest knows that they have illegally downloaded one of their favorite movies‚ music exct.? (hands will be raised) Ah!!! So there are my thieves B) The usage of illegal downloading has been a huge problem in the creation of the arts. Millions of dollars are being invested into the hard work that’s produced for the enjoyment of the society and is lost. C) For those who don’t know stealing movies or music or anything is against the law. And trust me later on in my speech your going to know how

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