The document discusses copyright laws regarding music piracy. It is illegal to copy and distribute copyrighted music without permission, but legal to make copies for personal use. While music labels argue piracy hurts sales, some studies have found pirates are more likely to purchase music and attend concerts, exposing more people to new artists. Overall, there are reasonable arguments on both sides of the piracy debate.

1. • Jack Sparrow
• Robin Hood
• Me? You?
U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act deems :
Copying of copyrighted music (with the exception of
making a copy for your own use) as illegal.
The U.S. Code protects copyright owners from the
unauthorized reproduction, adaptation or distribution
of sound recordings, as well as certain digital
performances to the public.
In more general terms, it is considered legal for you to
purchase a music CD and record (rip) it to MP3 files
for your own use only. Uploading these files via peer-
to-peer networks would constitute a breach of the law.

2.  Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
 Its members are the music labels that comprise the most vibrant
record industry in the world.
 RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute
approximately 85% of all legitimate recorded music produced
and sold in the United States.
 Record Companies
 Recording companies have sued 24 Oklahomans in federal
court. Eight cases have ended with a total of at least $34,450
paid to the recording companies.
Read more: http://newsok.com/music-file-pirating-
targeted/article/1445133#ixzz1O5Ymsy33
 Music Artists (not all)

3. CD burning
Emailing Mp3 files
P2P
Frostwire/Limewire
Torrent sites
Piratebay.com
Video sites
YouTube.com
Hulu.com
Flv2Mp3.com
Can convert any URL with music
embedded into an mp3

4. 1. As a result of sound recording piracy, the U.S. economy loses 71,060
jobs.
2. Of this amount, 26,860 jobs would have been added in the sound
recording industry or in downstream retail industries, while 44,200 jobs
would have been added in other U.S. industries.
A. U.S. workers lose $2.7 billion in earnings annually
B. $1.1 billion would have been earned by workers in the sound recording industry
or in downstream retail industries
C. $1.6 billion would have been earned by workers in other U.S. industries.
D. As a consequence of piracy, U.S. federal, state and local governments lose a
minimum of $422 million in tax revenues annually.
A. $291 million represents lost personal income taxes
B. $131 million is lost corporate income and production taxes.
Stats provided by:
IPI Policy Report - Executive Summary # 188
http://www.ipi.org/IPI/IPIPublications.nsf/PublicationLookupExecutiveS
ummary/9631E78559D421458625733E0052D370

5. Jack black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LkWKvMCzqA
Kid Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpCADfZD-
eg&feature=fvsr
PSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx8obpx4844

6.  Exposing foreign countries culturally
different or banned music by their
governments
 Islamists ban music in areas of Somalia
 Canada bans old Dire Straights song “Money For
Nothing” Feb 1, 2011
 Italy Mafia songs (songs of a life of crime) have been
illegal for years
 http://www.freemuse.org/sw6571.asp
 Creates wider fan bases due to exposure
 Frees up funds for concert tickets, or
purchases of new artist’s music

7.  Exposure without having a record label behind
you
 Created a way to release their “B” side music
without label approval “leaked songs”
 Artists make very little from sales from
mp3/iTunes sales
 http://sdsmthum100.pbworks.com/w/page/40851
549/How-much-Artists-make-in-different-Formats

8. YOU TUBE OLD SCHOOL
 Any one can record and  Being “Discovered” was
upload a song, video, your only hope
home movie, etc.  Artists stuck playing in
 Has exposed many bars or venues as only
unknown artist and source of exposure
brought them to record  Sending out demo tapes
deals. that may or may not
 Can load a cover song ever get heard
and it links in to
original artist. Creating
more exposure to
original artists

9. • Began uploading
cover songs in
2007 (copyright
James
infringement?) Dupre’
• Was noticed
(because of
popularity on
YouTube) by Ellen
and featured
singing a Rob
Thomas song on
her show in Oct
2010
• Signed With
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0xqu0N
Warner Brothers uwek&feature=channel_video_title
Feb 2011

10. Andy McKee
is considered one of the world’s
finest acoustic guitar soloists
His dedicated online community
has raised his YouTube video
views in excess of 78 million
plays
At one point he held the #1, #2
and #3 positions for Top-Rated
Videos of All Time on YouTube.
McKee’s online media success has impacted both album and ticket sales allowing
him to tour internationally with over 200 live shows a year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfF4QLO-L_4

11. RIAA - RECORDING INDUSTRY OBERHOLZER AND STRUMPF
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA FILE SHARING STUDY FOR
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
 Protect Recording  Claim there is a 0%
Companies (not artist) impact on music sales
 Lobbied for “Higher  75% of artists see higher
Education Opportunity sales due to p2p
Act“http://sdsmthum100.pbworks.com/w/  Stance is, Piracy is a way
page/40852705/Higher-Education-act-
concerning-Copy-Right-law to build a fan base and
 Claim since Napster in take the corporation out
1999, music sales in the of the music
U.S. have dropped 47
percent, from $14.6 billion  http://www.unc.edu/~c
to $7.7 billion. igar/papers/FileSharing_
March2004.pdf

12. Compared to music buyers,
music sharers (pirates) are:
 31% more likely to buy single tracks online.
 33% more likely to buy music albums online.
 100% more likely to pay for music subscription
services.
 60% more likely to pay for music on mobile phone
According to Torrentfreak.com article on a study conducted concerning digital pirating
http://torrentfreak.com/pirates-are-the-music-industrys-most-valuable-customers-100122/

13.  It is Illegal according to the
U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
 Un-Named source’s (who’s name might start with a B)
personal direct effect on the music industry because of
pirating music files totals $33.00 for 15,000 songs. But
how much has he contributed due to discovering new
artists?
 I have found many new artists due to copy right laws
being infringed on like James Dupre’s covers on
YouTube and pass that on as well as purchase music
due to new discoveries.
 Conclusion:
 It’s a choice, you have to decide who to believe for statistics and
know that it is illegal to Violate Digital Piracy Laws.