Internet Piracy
Internet Piracy | The Music Industry’s Lawsuits Against Online Music Sharers Are Justified
Mitch Bainwol is chairman and chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade organization that represents the music industry. In September 2003 the RIAA began filing lawsuits against hundreds of individuals who make files of copyrighted music available for download on the Internet.
Summary: The music industry has begun filing lawsuits against individuals who share music online after several years of declining music sales caused in part by rampant Internet piracy. Individuals who make copyrighted music accessible...
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Table of Contents
- Online Music Sharing Is Wrong
- The Harms of Online Music Sharing Are Exaggerated
- Many People Do Not View Online Music Sharing as Wrong
- Internet Piracy Harms Artists
- Online Music Sharing May Benefit Artists
- Online File Sharing Threatens the Film Industry
- The Government Should Explore Ways of Making File Sharing Legal
- The Government Must Combat Online Piracy
- The Music Industry’s Lawsuits Against Online Music Sharers Are Justified
- The Music Industry’s Lawsuits Against Online Music Sharers Are Misguided
- Online File Sharing Will Benefit Society
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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