Theft in Music Counter Although some suppose that illegally downloading music is detrimental to an artist’s and the music industry’s monetary gains, many can argue that illegal downloads do not damage earnings, but in fact allows profits to expand.With the widespread diffusion of illegal downloads, the excessive growth of piracy leads an artist's income to plummet (qtd. in The Theft) and in turn corrupts the revenue earned by the music industry (qtd.in Developing an Argument). With an artist and the music industry working in a closely affiliated system, one disadvantageous result from either side; such as the loss of money, causes strains and tension that alter the solidarity among the two groups. As a result of miniscule earnings, artists
