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Endangered Music
Faster computers, smaller cell phones, safer cars, bigger and clearer screens. ... The Internet gives every person the chance to download all the copyrighted music they want for absolutely free. This is a practice that has resulted in financial loses and grief for the record companies; unsuspecting music fans who participate in file sharing are also affected. ... Most perpetrators are students, and most of them see nothing wrong with this because of how wealthy artists in the music industry already are. ... The truth is not all people who work in the music industry make a whole lot of money. ... Courtney Proffitt, an executive director of the Association for Independent Music, says, "I lost my job over this.” Proffitt states that illegal music downloading has ended her 11-year career at BMG Music, a mail-order CD business, in 2001. ... "Its not just songs up in the sky; it affects the entire music industry in a huge way" (qtd. ...
The number one reason for downloading music is to save money but many are finding out that downloading music can have a much higher cost that expected. ... They made national news in September 2003 when they sued hundreds of music fans, including a 12-year-old girl, who, the association alleged, had illegally shared a thousand or more songs over the internet. ... People are used to downloading free music; its just what they do. ... Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the association, says, "I think these lawsuits have stimulated a national conversation about the illegality of distributing music that is not yours and what the possible consequences are. ... Not only are about artists and musicians affected, but so are all the different people out there who make it possible for the art and the music to be recorded, copied, and distributed across the world.
Approximate Word count = 1477
Approximate Pages = 5.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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