Bull! The industry is just looking out for itself. A recording artist receives approximately 12 percent of the suggested retail price, less a packaging cost, less a recording cost, totaling about $1.78 per compact disc. Which the songwriter must then be paid out of the $1.78. Most artists make their money off of live concerts and merchandise sales. The record company receives about $10.00 per compact disc, less their advertising, which still amounts to much more than what the artist is receiving, and shares with no one. So who is the recording industry really fighting for?.
Another point in my debate is that studies show (not those studies done by the record companies mind you) that downloading is creating free exposure, and thus increasing record sales. At no cost to the artist, their songs are being sampled by millions of potential consumers leading to increased concert ticket, and merchandise sales, which is where artists make most of their money anyway. Free exposure is virtually nonexistent, not even the radio is free. Artists pay unbelievable amounts of money to have their songs on the radio. With file sharing songs are reaching millions, if not billions of potential consumers. Where else can an artist receive that much exposure at no cost to them?.
During my research for this paper, I came across an article written by Janis Ian, a recording artist of the seventies. She has taken the devil's advocate and stated that downloading is actually good for artists. Ian says that when Napster was running, she polled persons that came to her site, and asked how many of them came because of downloading her songs? She wound up with about 100 a month, and of those approximately 15% bought one of her compact discs. Many stated that they never would have bought her CD otherwise. Some had never even heard of her before sampling her songs.
Janis has been running an experiment of her own since the close of Napster.
Although downloading the music is illegal, people, especially teens continue to do so. ... Unknowingly people especially teens and children, downloaded music to CD which has been deemed illegal by the FCC and the music industry. ... Lawsuits are the major disadvantage to downloading music. ... People are now being charged for downloading music. ... Again, we ask, why are we downloading this music? ...
Should downloading music from the Internet be made illegal? There are some people that believe downloading music from the Internet should be illegal because the music artists do not consent to their work being shared. ... Furthermore, I believe downloading music should not be made illegal because the music industry takes advantage of the consumer since they often over price products. ... Thus, I believe downloading music should not be made illegal because the music industry takes advantage of the consumer since they often over price products. Moreover, I believe downloading music should n...
Downloading unsanctioned copywrited music from the internet is infact Illegal. The federal copyright law states that a person who is caught illegally downloading music on the web could face penalties of up to $150,000 per song, but the Recording Industry Association of America or RIAA has already settled some cases for as little as $3000 (foxnews.com). Another problem Illegal downloading causes is the effect it has on our favorite musical artists. ... Downloading music can also be hit or miss. ... And now that downloading has taken its toll on the record companies, when I do purchase, the cds...
More than 75% of computers in the world have at least one illegally downloaded application. $59 billion worth of software were downloaded illegally in 2010. 95% of all online music downloads are illegal. ... So why do people illegally download applications online? ... In July of 2001, Napster was forced to completely stop the sharing of illegally downloaded music without its users paying for it (cracked.com). ... In addition, the majority of illegal-downloading consumers are teenagers and college students, neither of which have the money to spend on a $15 CD album and especially, expensive sof...
Would you stop illegally downloading music files if Britney Spears asked? ... They've all signed on to an ad campaign aimed at discouraging illegal music file trading on the Internet. ... This commercial is aimed obviously at anyone who is old enough or interested in downloading music. The ad is trying to sell the idea that downloading music is politically and morally incorrect. ... Meanwhile, although I am not for the stop of community music downloading Congress is debating a bill that would allow the entertainment industry more powers in disrupting illegal downloads. ...
Illegal downloading of music, music piracy, first began with Napster in 1999. ... Since Napster emerged in 1999, music sales in the U.S. have dropped 47 percent, from $14.6 billion to $7.7 billion; for this and other reasons, many artists and fans alike, feel that illegally downloading music from the internet without permission is wrong because it directly and intentionally violates copyright laws. ... Downloading is stealing and takes money away from the artist. There are others that feel downloading music should be legal. ... A few findings of the study conducted by the European Commission ...
And who here has ever thought that they might get in trouble for downloading music? Today I would like to talk to you about the pros and cons of downloading music from the Internet. ... Music downloading population is as high as it's ever been. ... The premise of the add is basically saying that when you buy illegal copies of movies, not just the bosses and higher ups of the company are affected, everyone in the company is. ... The fact is that it's illegal and record companies can sue for thousands of dollars. ...
Downloading and sharing music files through such programs like Napster and Kazaa became more controversial as its popularity grew. ... Fanning is the creator of Napster, which was the first highly recognized and issued form of downloading and sharing music files. ... RIAA worked on a plan that would ultimately get rid of all sites that allowed for MP3 file sharing and downloading. ... The lawsuit issued also names the University of Southern California, Yale University, and Indiana University because these institutions have students that have overly contributed to such illegal activity of dow...
