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Music Piracy

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Music piracy according to Cummings (2013) is the act of copying and distributing of pieces of music copies from the recording artist, composer or the recording company that holds the copyright did not consent on it. Aksomitis (2007) indicated that music piracy also referred to as music theft is ongoing, real and an evolving challenge. It is devastating that millions of people globally download songs illegally from the internet without even compensating the people who assisted in creating the songs. Examples of music piracy include; making a copy of MP3 song from a CD on the internet using a network that shares files for other millions of people to download, downloading the unauthorized music copies free from internet or computers, and also burning of copies music copies to CDs using a computer among others. I believe it is unethical to pirate unauthorized music in whatever dimension it might take. I will argue in support of making music piracy illegal (Torr, 2005). I believe that music piracy is stealing directly from the hard work of a musician and other stakeholders in the industry. When an individual record a sound, writes a song or even paints a picture, it is protected by the local and international copyright laws that are relevant. Therefore, they are entitled to payment for enjoyment and use of their invested efforts. When millions of people illegally make copies of the album, it reduces the sales of the music or even not making sales at all. As much as the definition of piracy uses the word copying, I believe it is outright stealing effort and hard work of an artist (Cummings, 2013). I want to oppose the held argument in support of piracy that that people are entitled to the music. The argument of those in favor of music piracy is based on the concept that people are entitled to access whatever they want. Some of the arguments assert that some people are unable t afford the things they enjoy, or the corporations make gets a lo

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