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This article utilizes multiple criminology theories which included general strain and self-control, as moderate predictors for a variety of criminal acts and music piracy. Digital piracy is the illegal act of copying digital goods, software, documents, music, and videos without permission and compensation to the copyright holder. Since the early days of dial-up modems and online bulletin boards, digital piracy has been prevalent phenomenon. In addition, with the ever-present access to the…

that file-sharing has had deleterious influence on the music industry. On closer inspection, there is little evidence to substantiate this claim though. Firstly, most artists apparently do not have long-term contracts with any major record company, nor do they receive generous remuneration from radio stations. In fact, for many aspiring musicians uploading their music free of charge may, indeed, prove advantageous, providing avenues for exposure and publicity they crave. Secondly, Internet…

Designer labels, they new and popular and many people wear and favor them but why? Designer labels have a high popularity among the general population, for example people idolize designer labels because they are endorsed by celebrities, athletes, and other popular people. Designer labels are also highly favored because they are stylish and new. The two main reasons behind popular designer labels is popularity and fashion and that is what the crowd looks for in These labels. One reason for…

site, simply by claiming it isn’t their fault. This is not true. In fact, the DMCA often protects copyright holders work. MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster is a perfect example of this. In 2005, a small conglomeration of intellectual property holders sued file sharing site Grokster after they created a software that allowed users to download copyrighted works. Grokster won the case in the district court after MGM cited the Betamax case, which determined that if a technology could…

This is a very interesting article and touches on a range topics, from the deliberate undervaluing the arts (and those who profit from it), the happy acceptance of middle class entitlement and the economic costs of controlling rights. So let’s break it down a little. Mankiw says it is a good thing that he can purchase Hamilton tickets for $2,500 as it shows the free market in operation. Price controls and restrictions on re-selling would have otherwise prevented him from selling the show. He…

The music industry has changing in so many ways today. Music is now available on smartphones and computers it's hard to ignore. To become successful in this society today musicians must get their music out there and change to what the people want today. Musicians should change their tune and adapt to society today. There is no doubt about music changing from hand held records or CD's to streaming on the internet and buying music off of apps like "iTunes". Old forms of music are fading away and…

Where it all began kaley hop Per.4 Nov. 13th Have you ever heard music from the 30s and 40s? 1930s/40s music was really the foundation of our music now , things would be so different without it. Music was so much different than it is now. Music before was a lot more jazzy, swing, and funked up. Music artists entered solo instead of being in a band. Being said, a lot of the genera’s of music that we have today really weren’t around one bit till recently music took the wrong turn in…

I would start off my investigation by legally, going through to find out the truth around those entire circumstances. I would describe a proceed to how I investigate this case: As a matter of first importance I would ask the Widget representative to get the subtle details about their suspicions like Did Smith makes statements about his activity or intentions with anyone? If Provided that, whom? Might have been he comes in early or leaving late in an unusual manner? Has there been any contact or…

Made by Markus Persson, Minecraft is a sandbox construction game in which players create and destroy different kinds of blocks in a 3D environment. The player is required to adopt an avatar that can create and destroy blocks in order to make various structures. You can make use of multiple game modes, multiplayer servers and single player worlds to play Minecraft. The game can be bought for $26.95 and both single player as well as multiplayer versions can be played on a downloadable launcher…

The music industry is a multi billion dollar industry that affects all of us. Music is different for everyone, some people are addicted to it while others could care less if there's music playing or not. But over the past decade the music industry has seen seen some of the lowest revenue since the 1950’s. So in this essay I will explain why this is happening, and how the music industry is changing. Music has been around for hundreds of years and music has always been popular and throughout…