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996275846** =** Topic: The Music Industry VS The Internet MP3 and Other Cyber Music Wars **=
 * James Wen Shea

The music industry has always demanded the control and distribution of their music recordings. The introduction of the internet has forever effected and changed the music industry. As the internet and communication technologies evolve, the music industry becomes more decentralize as it expands into cyberspace. This paper focuses on analyzing the constant battle over the controversial issues surrounding the distribution and consumption of online music. With the forever battle over the control of music recordings, the music industry are persistent in protecting what is rightful theirs by tightening the Intellectual Property Rights, and Copyright rights. Link: []

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=Critical Analysis: Legal Issues with Online Piracy= Nicholas Wiradharma 996350390

Online piracy has been an expanding global issue in the music industry every since the early 1990's. Millions of people from all over the world have copied copyrighted music and shared them with others used various Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software such as BitTorrent clients and other online file sharing systems. "Corporations of the music industry have focused their resources to outlaw the illegal activity of P2P music downloading, instead of spending their time in providing a solution or replacement."(J.Wen Shea, 2010) Everyday millions of songs and videos are downloaded and shared illegally over the internet. The lack of ability for governing entities to track anonymous users over cyberspace is one of the major issues that make it difficult to stop this growing issue. The lack of physical trail in the sharing of copyrighted material becomes a growing concern for music industries to hold individuals responsible for the loss of millions of dollars worth of copyrighted material. Another major legal issue regarding online piracy is the power in jurisdictions. The internet has become a global source for information and media where people from all over the world can share information and files despite physical location. In some countries, sharing of copyrighted material is not considered to be illegal. This created conflicts with the power of jurisdictions of North American governments when dealing with online issues such as online piracy. "Entering the Digital Age, the revolution of the limitless boundaries of the internet will prove to be uncontrollable. Illegal downloading among internet users not only includes MP3 music files but extends to almost anything from cracked software programs, to crack computer games, and to digital movies." (J. Wen Shea) This is becoming a growing epidemic that appears to be uncontrollable with regards to the legal side of this issue. It may appear to have its positive sides with respect to increasing web presence and recognition for artists, but in reality the amount of money lost from sharing copyrighted material is far to great. The power of criminal laws regarding copyright infringements with respect to the internet are slowly decreasing in power as cyber criminals are continuing to find new ways around the legal systems to commit these unlawful online behaviors.

Works Cited “Copyrights." Canadian Intellectual Property Influence. 22 Mar. 2010. . Davidson, Alan. The Law Of Electronic Commerce. Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Jamika Kerr __Critical Analysis: The Music Industry vs The Internet MP3 and Other Cyber Music Wars – James Wen Shea__ I think that you chose a very interesting and controversial topic. Overall your paper was very informative and I found the history of the Internet and MP3 useful information that was relevant to your topic. It was interesting to see the transition from the first use of MP3’s on the web to how it has led to music piracy and the issues with intellectual property rights now. As an extension of your research I would include information about copyright protection attempts by companies such as Apple in an effort to curb illegal downloads. Apple attempted to do this by implementing a software program called Fairplay that ensured that a downloaded song could only be copied onto a limited number of computers or portable music players (Straubhaar, 130). A few things that stood out in your paper included a discussion of the lawsuit against Napster by the RIAA as this was a very important turning point in the music industry. There were many music artists that were involved in similar lawsuits in order to protect their intellectual property, probably most notably the metal band Metallica (Straubhaar 128) which contrasted with other groups and underground music labels that embraced this new technology as an opportunity to get their music to a greater audience. References: Straubhaar, Joseph. //__Media now__//. Toronto: Wadsworth Thompson, 2006.