Piracy versus Record Industries
In the age of technology and information, the Internet has become widely used for a variety of reasons. Many people, especially teenagers and college students, love to download things off the Internet. Everything is right there in front of them. With a few clicks of the mouse and some intelligent searching strategies, a world of information awaits their curious minds. There is much to be found: movies, computer games, books, reference guides, almost anything you want are there to download. Everyone's favorite is downloading music, it is easily accessible on the Internet and everybody loves music. At first, the "hot" thing was to use Napster, a peer to peer sharing program, meaning one person is downloading something from another person's computer. This became a problem for RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America), and decided to begin suing anyone caught sharing or downloading copyrighted files. This policy is irrational and should be......
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