Fighting the Idea That All the Internet Is Free

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The Recording Industry Association of America has filed 261 lawsuits against people who have taken copyrighted songs off the Internet without paying for them, an activity also known as online music piracy. In the future, other media firms, too, will have to contend with illegal file sharing, and finding a profitable business model that solves the challenges posed by digital distribution. Unlike other media industries, the recording industry finds itself in the odd position of trying to scare the very consumers who are its best customers, namely, young people. In addition to cracking down on illegal file sharing, at least one record company has lowered the wholesale price of CDs in an attempt to make it more advantageous to download songs legally or buy CDs in stores.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Ethics, Usage, Company legal issue, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Crimes against, Ethical aspects, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Piracy (Copyright), File sharing software, Online music trading, File sharing, Pirated sound recordings

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Digital (Fill in the Blank) Is on the Horizon

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Digital technology is making strides not only in consumer products but in the realms of engineering and scientific research as well as in the movie industry. Industry remains confident in the power of technology to help reduce costs, and the level of spending on information technology is twice what it was two decades ago. As high-tech devices go mainstream, it will be necessary to simplify and integrate the technology for use by the average consumer, who will not tolerate overly-complex devices that are hard to understand how to operate.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Social aspects, Analysis, Forecasts and trends, High technology, Market trend/market analysis, Technology and civilization, Technology and society, Consumer goods

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Keeping Moviegoers Away From the Dark Side

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The movie industry is worried about the impact of online piracy now that faster computers and download times are increasing its appeal, and Dan Glickman of the Motion Picture Association of America is busy fighting against it.

MOTION PICTURES, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Patents & copyrights, Economic aspects, Political activity, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, Intellectual property, Motion Picture Association of America, Glickman, Dan, Internet piracy

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