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Since the beginning of the creation of Peer-To-Peer file sharing, the world has been told time and time again that music pirates are the reason the music industry is losing business. Music pirates are known for the lose of billions of dollars in the music industry and the government is doing their best to stop them. Though the technological generation is taught to believe this fact, a recent study from Columbia University may have found information that challenges these accusations of music pirates.
Studies show that people that contribute and are involved in peer-to-peer file sharing are also estimated to buy up to 30% more music than those that are not involved in the act. Studies also show that they are much more likely to go out and but a CD at a local store and keep the physical aspect of music alive. When first hearing this I instantly didn't believe that music pirates could be helping the music industry in any sort of way, but then a realized they may be on to something more than I thought.
Those that contribute to music piracy all have one thing in common, they have a passion for music. In many cases the reason why people illegally download music is not because they want to rebel and purposefully lose money for the music industry, but because they simply can't afford to buy the music they love due to ever rising prices. Studies show that those that contribute to music piracy are also much more likely to have the want to but music if the money was available for them to buy it.
Though it is true that people involved in peer-to-peer file sharing have a passion for music and are much more willing to own the music than those that do not illegally download music, the music industry still feels that music pirates are the reason for the major profit lose. They believe that if music piracy wasn't around in the first place, then those that wanted the music enough, would have just found a way to pay for it anyway.
Though both sides have very valid points, the argument of music piracy may never truly be solved. It is an ever going battle between the talented people that created the music, and the passionate people that just simply want to listen to it.
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Piracy can take away profit, but what is the purpose of music anyways? Isnt it to bring evoke an emotion? Do we have to buy that? People become famous by their work going viral or peer to peer sharing.
ReplyDeleteInteresting stance on piracy. Although those that illegally download the music have the passion to buy the music, doesn't mean they should have that access to that music. We all want things that we can't have and in my opinion illegally downloading music is not much different then going into a grocery store and stealing candy. There is not only no profit generated from the transaction but zero amount of revenue. If the passion really lied in keeping the music alive, they would give to the cause instead of take away from it.
ReplyDeletedifferent people different views,for some one who pirates music helping them to make money and for the other one who loves music and sharing music. they may do the similar thing but different purpose. between illegal and legal.
ReplyDeleteThis is Zach Radmanesh,
ReplyDeleteI can honestly sympathize with both sides. I think that the artists do suffer from piracy, because not all music artists are able to host concerts and make money from ticket sales, endorsements and that type of stuff. But I also think that paying for something that lasts for 3-4 minutes of satisfaction doesn't give good value for your money. When CD's used to cost $15 or $20, you had to buy a whole CD just to listen to the 2 or 3 songs that you liked. When iTunes released $.99 songs, this really made it easy to choose which songs you wanted and not have to spend the full amount on a CD full of songs you didn't want. But now, even $.99 seems steep, and just downloading a song off of YouTube seems much more attractive than spending $5 for the 3 or 4 songs you want. So again, I can feel the arguments of both sides.
I agree I think that music piracy is unacceptable and should be more strictly watched by the FBI and other law enforcement. I do not think that it is fair to these artist who spend years trying to become a singer and then finally publish and album and then don't see any profit from the hard work. I think that it is very wrong and we should crack down a lot harder on music piracy to ensure that our artist are being paid for what they publish.
ReplyDeleteThis is an intersting take on Piracy, depending on which side you take sometimes the topic has been heavily one side biased. I think that each side the artist or "pirate" end up aidingeach other. Because of digital goods, piracy has become easier, and because of piracy artist's products, in this case music, are defused into the market place at a much faster speed.
ReplyDeleteRebecca Ries
The perspective here is interesting. Often, it seems that those who pirate music promote it. Although artists are experiencing a loss on record sales, they gain a wider audience. This could allow them to gain exposure to listeners that otherwise would not have heard their music. However, as the other commenters have said, it is still illegal. Is this a total loss for artists?
ReplyDeleteThe way I see it is that if the artist wanted to give his/her music or movies away, they would. But if they are spending their time and a production company's money to create the music or movie and they feel like charging for it, then either pay or don't listen. Imagine that you own a restaurant, and some of your customers just regularly walked out without paying their bills. The ingredients, cooking time and serving all cost YOU money. Would you really feel better if you were told "well hopefully the thieves will spread the word about how good your food is"?
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