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I’m sure you’ve all heard recently in the news about the RIAA suing people for downloading and distributing music online. ... I will explain to you the meaning of piracy, the purpose of the RIAA, and the penalties of downloading music. ... Todays pirates operate not on the high seas but on the internet. ... There are four specific categories of music piracy:1)pirate recordings 2)counterfeit recordings 3)bootleg recordings and the one that seems most related to us right now 4) online piracy. ... And the last, online piracy, is the unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and making it available to the public, or downloading a sound recording from an internet site, even if the recording isn’t resold. Online piracy may now also include certain uses of streaming technologies from the internet. Many do not understand the significant negative impact of piracy on the music industry. ... According to the 2003 Music piracy report – each year, the recording industry loses about 4. ... It helps authorities to identify music pirates and shut down their operations. ... On the internet, the RIAA’s team of internet specialists, with the help of a 24-hour automated webcrawler, helps to stop internet sites that make illegal recordings available.
Approximate Word count = 918
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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