subject: Recording Industry Music Download Enforcement [print this page] Recording Industry Music Download Enforcement
Listening to music is an enjoyable and relaxing pastime for many people. In bygone years, people had to buy compact disks to get their music, recently, it is simple and convenient to not only listen to your favorite music for but you download it for your future listening pleasure. From the viewpoint of the consumer, this is very simple and convenient. However, from the music industry perspective, this has created a dilemma as sales continue to decline
Today, you can obain free music by accessing the internet and locating sites that allow you to listen and download the music of your choice. The internet is available just about everywhere. It is rare to find someone who does not make use of it. We all use it for different reasons. One of which is to listen to internet radio. Some internet radio offers live streaming while some even offer free music download. This has presented a huge difficulty. The files associated with this music are copyright, and they are often disseminated without the express permission of their owner.
Who did not hear about the lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America or the RIAA? These case charges were filed against thousands of internet users from all walks of life. Its goal is not only to preserve the integrity of the copyright materials but most importantly augment the declining music industry sales. After realizing that sales continue to drop and that the efforts made did not create significant impact against internet users whom they sued one by one, the RIAA have tweaked their complaints a bit.
While these lawsuits are still on-going, it is geared towards a new direction. Instead of going after each internet user are determined to have downloaded a music file, a letter of complaint will be sent to your internet service provider. This enables the enforcement of music copyright increasingly efficient. Certainly, you cannot download any music files without an internet connection, consequently, if you are blocked from accessing these sites by your internet service provider, you won't have the ability to download these files any longer. Cooperating with internet service providers is an order of magnitude easier than pursuing individuals in court. This initiative has allowed the RIAA to differentiate regular users from the list of illegal down loaders. A significant proportion of this music is derived from an internet radio station.
Due to the fact that the RIAA efforts to halt music copyright infringement did not work well, the Supreme Court was not compelled to review this case. This decision has triggered another action from the RIAA. Instead of pursuing users who download music files, they have decided to pursue only users who have uploaded in excess of 1000 files. This means that even if you download copyright materials, you are safe from charges as long as you will not upload these files for someone else's benefits.
Illegal music download is no doubt continuously killing the music industry. With the technological advancement of internet radio and music download stores, there has to be a clear definition of what music piracy is.
