... at different rates, but the more they are compressed, the poorer the sound quality. Most MP3 users compress files at a 10:1 ratio which still provides CD quality sound. This means if the original file " usually a song off a compact disc " was 50 megabytes, then the MP3 of the ... Ripping and encoding programs extracted music tracks off of CDs and encoded the songs into the MP3 file format. With this software, anyone with a music CD and computer could produce a MP3 file. Search engines made it even easier to find the exact song a person wanted. Small, convenient portable MP3 players ... ...

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... from the Field Research Corporation, a San Francisco-based research firm, 22 percent of Napster users said that because of Napster, they did not buy CD's any more or they bought fewer CD's." This ultimately means that since CD sales are declining, music artists and industries are losing profits. RIAA also reported that its own survey of music buyers showed "...over 50 percent of ... that have downloaded music for free have made copies of it. Just two years ago, only 13 percent copied it onto a portable device or a CD burner." They also report that in 2001 40% of all "music consumers" ow...

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... development of economies, as well as in social and cultural life. One way of stopping piracy is the use of unique forensics laboratories that trace the manufacturing source of pirated CD's through microscopic examination and measurement. This science has helped link infringing discs to source factories and resulted in many raids on suspect plants worldwide. Another method of stopping piracy is ... who download music from places such as Kazaa and Napster. Piracy is a critical issue in our culture right now. Everyone can help put an end to piracy by buying authentic CD's from stores (not ...

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... . They are the international organization responsible for global copyright protection and enforcement. The basically fight overseas piracy by encouraging governments to identify and warn infringers. The IFPI mainly targets illegal CD manufacturing plants and develops automated anti-piracy technologies for the Internet. As with the RIAA, the IFPI also engages in litigation against violations. The consumer-sponsored mp3.com is a good ... ...

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... great harm to everyone who brings music to the public," it has affected the sales at stores, such as Sam Goody and Music World. From a personal perspective, I have not bought a CD at a store for a couple of years because of the fact that downloading is cheaper and much easier. I guess in a way I am part of the problem for music companies. The RIAA ... ...

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... came to a wide availability, counterfeited software found its way around local users and personal contact. Software would be selected from a list, which would be written into storage devices (floppy or CD-ROM's), and were delivered directly by person or by mail. It was not uncommon for the costumer and the seller to know each other. Stronger intellectual-property and anti-piracy ... ...

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... are not supposed to use, but yet is so available. Although there are other ways for students to broaden their music selection, such as having friends burn them copies of CD's, file sharing programs are still the easiest way for someone to get in touch with their music side. These programs extend to people regardless if they are social or not ... ...

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