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Naomi Whittemore Professor Castelluber ENG105-Winter 6 March 2016 Evil in the Music Industry One of the oldest dilemmas that has plagued the music industry are rumors that it is controlled by evil. When hearing this, many people write it off as another crazy conspiracy theory, but is it really? Well, come to think of it, music does make up a huge part of our lives. It’s played in the car, on TV shows, commercials, serves as a mood enhancer or depressor, even our favorite movies have some of the…

Ethical integrity is not something new; in fact, people have been complaining about ethical corruption for over two-thousand years (Lane, 2005). However, this generation has a much easier time making rash unethical decisions than in the past. In current times, it is possible for “just a few keystrokes to wreak havoc” (Lane, 2005). This seems like a ludicrous statement until you consider how big and small unethical decisions can be. According to Lane, it does not matter whether “you are the guy…

Many people love music want to listen to it as much as possible but it is really worth paying a dollar per song or 15 dollars for an album? Many people would say yes and some could say no but, who is to say which person appreciates music the most so for the people who don't want to pay that much they can either priate the songs for free where the artist gets no money or they can stream the music through as site like spotify and the artist will get paid a sum of money for each play. Though many…

After reading “Is Ethno-techno exploiting world music?” written by Tony Naylor, there are many perspectives on world music given by several artists. Firstly, Naylor mentions about the positive perspectives received from Ricardo Villalobos, who was inspired by ethnography. He mixes Latin music with electronic styles to create a wonderful music while also follows the cultural rules of music. Hence, “he retains the spirit of music,” said Swiss-Chilean DJ. Swiss-Chilean DJ and producer Luciano also…

According to the oxford dictionary, plagiarism “is the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own”. Most students believe plagiarism can only be used in writing, essays, and published books, but plagiarism can be used on several works like, music, arts, and even in clothes designing. There have been so many incidents where people have stolen other people’s works or ideas. “If you plagiarize others' techniques, you steal their emotions and tell your…

Plagiarism exists everywhere in this world and you can never escape it. It usually starts in a school with essays and homework and then travels to the real world of music, movies, and multimedia. Our students’ job is to understand the importance of plagiarism and why not to do it. This policy will talk about those things as well as what is plagiarism, the different types of it, how to avoid it, why it is considered wrong, when and why to cite information, and the consequences that follow after…

and 2009” (Adkins, n.d.). Illegal downloading is such a large problem that groups such as the RIAA, or the Recording Industry Association of America, have formed to represent the music artists and composers, like Taylor Swift, who are having their copyrights infringed on when people pirate their music. However, music piracy is still consistently done across the United States with about “20 million people still [getting] music through peer-to-peer file-sharing” (Faughnder,2015). As…

Alex Marshall Media Literacy Andrew Smith 10/28/2016 Piracy Research Paper: How Piracy Has/Will Influenced Advertising When it comes to piracy, most people assume its effect-both positive and negative-is limited to the stealing music, films, and television shows. Although, this is correct and countless of research proves this, it goes much deeper. Piracy also influences the advertising field. The people’s whose jobs are to sell a certain product to the public often can find their ads not only…

Anonymous is an internet group that defies the odds of distance and power, using various ethical methods that posts their righteous ideas onto the web. They use a combination of DDoS attacks, Black Faxes, Google Bombs, and peaceful marches that represent a Martin Luther King type protest. Anonymous knows no bounds and will continue to thrive on 4chan’s /b/ section and through Twitter. Anonymous originated on 4chan’s /b/ section, which is a forum that random people can make random posts based on…

Plagiarism is the act of using information or any form of content as if it is your own. It is stealing or recreating these ideas without giving credit to the originator. Plagiarizing can mistakenly and easily happen if students are not careful of what types of sources and credits they provide in documentation. This type of cheating is evidently against University Guidelines for obvious reasons. Plagiarism should never be a choice or an option to any person in general; regarding academia, work,…