... do not think it should be. Getting free music off the internet introduces people to new artists. The artists make more money off of concerts than people buying CD's. Finally, there are several ways that this problem can be solved, that would benefit both sides. To begin with getting free music off the internet introduces people ... to new artists. Most CD's cost between $15 and $20. Very few people are willing to spend that much money to get music from someone they have never listened to before. If ... go out of business. However, according to Music Wars: Open Mike on Tech TV, most artis...

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... if a person gets caught downloading music from there, they were going get receive three warnings and their computer was going to get fried. If a person buys a CD and feels he wants to share it, that's his or her own business. That is money that goes to the artist. Each consumer has a right to do ... Statistics recently showed the drop of sales from the year 2000 to the year 2002, was only 13%. That states that people are still buying CD's from artists they love. I recently bought a CD at the store and listened to it on the way home. When I got there, I called my friend and told her I boug...

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... listen it to any time I want? Do I just go download Napster for free and steal it and then listen to it at any time I want; perhaps even burn a few MP3 CD's so I have an entire musical collection of stolen goods of which I robbed several artists of? By choosing the right decision, the consumer is not only satisfied with the music he ... , and ultimately our economy. The consumer supports the artists, the recording labels, the studios which record the music, the companies which print and package the CD's, the retail shops that sell the CD's and the manufacturers of CD players. Through the...

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Would you rather pay at least fifteen dollars or nothing for a cd? The obvious answer is free. There are many websites on the Internet where you can download free music, pictures, movies and much more from someone else's ... " (Smith). Musicians, who have already walked down the red carpet in Hollywood, are scared of what this might do to their income. Accomplished musicians have always made a new cd and sold it for a profit, the almighty dollar bill. What the artists don't realize is that technological advancements are going to happen. The world is becoming completely digital. ... sales" (S...

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... music trying to be censored it is in all types of music. They are taking away their rights and it isn't fair. Wall-Mart CD standards are Changing Pop Music, Wal-Mart and other large department stores sell CD's by your favorite artists which are not what your favorite artists originally created. Some retailers refuse to carry CDs with Parental Advisory Stickers ... , a few also go as far as to make it known to labels and artists that if the CD comes to their shelves with a "dirty" word, a "controversial" cover, or an "explicit" lyric it will not be allowed on the shelves. Some of the arti...

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... . To save time they wanted to create a single place on the Internet where they could store all of their information. This was much easier than to physically go and borrow a CD or tape and then manually record it. It made obtaining all of their music more practical and even more so only a few mouse clicks away. This seemed harmless at first ... concept and there are always acceptations to this rule. In this particular case the artists are definitely being harmed. I believe that if a particular artist wishes to make a specific song or CD available to their fans via Internet download then t...

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... the attention of Antonio "LA" Reid, who snapped her up and signed her to Arista Record Company. At age 16, she moved to Manhattan and began work on her debut CD. Her debut album is Let Go, which was released on June 4, 2002, has gone quintuple-platinum and already sold over 10 million copies. She is currently working on her second ... awards at the first Radio Disney Award Show this year as well. She won for Best Homework Song for "Complicated," Best Female Artist, Best Song for "Complicated," and for Best CD for Let Go. She is a very new artist so she has not had a great deal of influe...

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... the world. The acronym MP3 stands for Moving Picture Exports Group 1, Audio Layer 3. This format is a type of compression made especially for digital audio. It works very effectively to compress CD-quality music into a file about one twelfth of the size, while retaining close to the original quality. This gives the listener an appealing new method to listen to music. Many ... , sometimes it can be hard to tell whether the music on offer is legal, and has been submitted by the artists themselves, or whether music has been copied from a copyrighted CD and published. The easiest way to tell...

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... an outlet for all the kids who want to rebel against the preppy styles that have overwhelmed the malls. They can get all of their "gothic" embellishments as well as CD's of their favorite artists who fit the genre. Once again, teenagers fail to realize that even Hot Topic is run by executives who market the products, record companies that publicize ... ...

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... an outlet for all the kids who want to rebel against the preppy styles that have overwhelmed the malls. They can get all of their "gothic" embellishments as well as CD's of their favorite artists who fit the genre. Once again, teenagers fail to realize that even Hot Topic is run by executives who market the products, record companies that publicize ... ...

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... . "Consumers have the right to know what they are purchasing." (Kazmierczak Par. 13). If a parent wants to buy an album for their child, a nice birthday present, they will look for a CD not to be explicit. A year ago after 9-11 radio stations around the nation started a list of songs. They listed songs that people felt were inappropriate to play on the airwaves ... ...

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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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