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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