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Music Piracy: Separating Fact
from Fiction
Greg MazurekIST 525
Kutztown UniversitySummer II
The Issue
Since 2007, the sales of Digital Music has increased from 20% to 36%. While this increase is good, the sale of Physical Music (CDs) has fallen from 80% to 64%
The issue is that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimates that 95% of the music downloaded online is illegal
What to knowWhat is the law?
What is Peer-to-peer?
What is the argument against DRM?
What is the RIAA?
What are the legal alternatives?
Who is affected by illegal downloading?
What are the consequences for illegal downloading?
Terms and Definitions
Test Your Knowledge!Standards
Addressed
Sources
What are the alternatives?
As the Internet has grown in importance, many websites provide music legally for
people to listen to.Streaming Sites (free) www.pandora.com
is an automated music recommendation service and custodian of the Music Genome Project available only in the United States. The service plays musical selections similar to song suggestions entered by a user. The user provides positive or negative feedback for songs chosen by the service, which are taken into account for future selections.
www.last.fm Last.fm uses a music recommender system called "Audioscrobbler", Last.fm builds
a detailed profile of each user's musical taste by recording details of the songs the user listens to, either from Internet radio stations, or the user's computer or many portable music devices.
www.grooveshark.com online music search engine, music streaming service and music recommendation
web software application, allowing users to search for, stream, and upload music free of charge that can be played immediately or added to a playlist.
www.playlist.com Playlist allows you to find and listen to any song you want, build playlists of your
favorite music listen to your playlists on any computer.
More Alternative
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More Alternatives www.spotify.com
A new service for US consumers, Spotify has free plans for streaming to computers and paid plans that will stream any music to your mobile device.
Click here for more legal alternatives
Who does Piracy affect?
It’s commonly known as “piracy,” but that’s too benign of a term to adequately describe the toll that music theft takes on the enormous cast of industry players working behind the scenes to bring music to your ears. That cast includes songwriters, recording artists, audio engineers, computer technicians, talent scouts and marketing specialists, producers, publishers and countless others. While downloading one song may not feel that serious of a crime, the accumulative impact of millions of songs downloaded illegally – and without any compensation to all the people who helped to create that song and bring it to fans – is devastating.
One credible study by the Institute for Policy Innovation pegs the ANNUAL harm at $12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy as well as more than 70,000 lost jobs and $2 billion in lost wages to American workers. ~from RIAA.com
What is the law?
Copyright laws protect those who work in the creative industries, allowing them to be rewarded fairly and to continue to create the music we all enjoy so much
The law states:
Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted sound recordings. (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). The FBI investigates allegations of criminal copyright infringement and violators will be prosecuted.
What is Peer-to Peer?
A peer-to-peer (p2p) site is a network that connects individual computers through the Internet and allow users to download content directly from one another’s hard drives.
Peer-to-peer software IS NOT illegal by itself, however using it to share copyrighted materials, such as music, is.
Some p2p sites have been identified as a prime source for viruses and copyright piracy.
Click HERE to learn more about p2p sites
An argument against DRM
The Center for Democracy and Technology says
Copyright policy needs to strike a careful balance. Large-scale
copyright infringement undermines First Amendment values in
promoting expression and threatens the growth of new media and e-commerce. At the same time,
concern over copyright infringement does not justify policies that
jeopardize the open architecture of the Internet or stifle innovation or
legitimate free expression. In addressing the emerging challenges of digital copyright protection, CDT
seeks solutions that preserve innovation, technological flexibility,
and fair use.
The Center for Democracy and
Technology is a non-profit public interest organization working to keep the Internet
open, innovative, and free.
Click to learn more about the
CDT
What is the RIAA? The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. 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.
In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies.
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Terms and Definitions
Blogs: Short for “web log,” a diary or a journal on the internet.
Copyright Infringement: The unauthorized copying or use of a work that is protected by copyright.
Downloading: Copying a file from a website to your computer
File Sharing: Copying files from one computer to another.
Filtering: A way of restricting certain content, websites or functions online.
IP Address: Short for internet protocol address, this number can be used to identify a specific computer
More terms!
More Terms and Definitions
ISP: An Internet Service Provider. A company (like Comcast or Verizon) that supplies a connection enabling access to the internet
Peer-to-peer (p2p) programs: Networks, such as LimeWire, that connect individual computers through the internet and allow users to download content directly from another computer. Commonly used for copyright piracy.
Ripping: Making a digital copy of music or video from a CD/DVD to a file to be transferred to a computer or media player
Router: A device used to connect computers to the internet.
Streaming: Transmitting music, film or TV over the internet in real time so it can be played on a computer, but not stored on the device
Uploading: Adding a file to a website such as a blog or p2p site.
SourcesInformation
http://www.menc.org/resources/view/national-standards-for-music-education
http://riaa.org/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_fm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_Radio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grooveshark
www.musicunited.org
Images http://www.iconfinder.com/
http://visual.ly/
http://michaelhyatt.com/my-treasure-chest.html
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2009/02/torrent-trouble.jpg
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Standards
Standards AddressedPennsylvania Department of Education Standards Technology and Engineering
Education3.4.3.B1- Describe how using technology can be good or bad3.4.3.E4- Recognize that information and communication technology is the transfer of messages among people and/or machines over distances through the use of technology
International Society for Technology in Education3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
3.b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
3.c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Students: 5.a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of
information and technology.
5.c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
National Standards for Music Education8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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Sources
What are the consequences?
Criminal penalties for first-time offenders can be as high as five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
Civil penalties can run into many thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees. The minimum penalty is $750 per song.
Click here to read the story of Joel
Tenenbaum who downloaded and distributed 30 Songs
Test your knowledge!
Question #1: What does RIAA stand for?
① Recorder Industry for Aural Awareness
② Reading International Artists of America
③ Recording Industry Association of America
④ Right Inside Airport Artworks
Need a
hint?
Try againLook for the life boats
You Are Correct!Collect your treasure
Test your knowledge!
Question #2: Which of these services are legal music services?
① Spotify.com
② Limewire.com
③ Kazaa.com
④ Pirate’s Bay
Try againCheck http://riaa.com for legal sites
You Are Correct!
Want to know more?
Internet Safety for Kids
The Cost of Free Music
Music United
What people are saying about piracy
Standards
Addressed
Sources