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Music Piracy
Occurring everywhere in America, especially on college campuses, music piracy has become one of the most acceptable forms of cheating in existence. Called "file sharing" or "peer-2-peer," the act violates existing copyright law and results in fewer recording artists being able to reap the benefits of their labor and creativity.
The RIAA targeted another 443 students accused of file-sharing today, using their inventive "John-Doe process." This brings the overall total of suits filed to 1,977.
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A federal appeals court ruled in December that the RIAA was not allowed to file subpoenas for the identities of file-sharers from their internet-service providers. The RIAA has amended their strategy, and has now issues subpoenas for 532 currently unnamed individuals
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Universal Music Group, the largest recording company in the world, is cutting 1,350 jobs because of sagging CD sales due to file-sharing and CD burning. Maybe music piracy isn't a victimless crime after all.
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The D.C. Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding music piracy that weighed individual computer users' right to privacy against existing copyright law.
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Federal ruling in December creates obstacles to identifying music pirates |
A new study has found that since the RIAA had issued subpoenas, fewer people are willing to take the risk of downloading illegal music.
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Universities across the country have started trying to find both alternatives and enforcement mechanisms to bar students from downloading music that results in clogged bandwidths and possible legal action.
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