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File Sharing: Good Vs. Bad

File Sharing:
Good Vs. Bad
In recent articles about file sharing, a few things have become very clear. What is the reason that the government and recording artists don't want you to share music files? Sure it has something to do with the lack of tax dollars it produces for the government and the loss in income for recording artists, but it also has a lot to do with the time and effort put forth to make these albums.
In a recent article "Music industry worried about CD burning", it has been made clear that the music industry is worried that it will not be in such high demand as it once was. With the invention of CD burners it has become possible for regular citizens to copy music CD's and sell them, taking money straight out of the artists pocket.
"Burned CDs accounted for 29 percent of all recorded music obtained by fans in 2004, compared to 16 percent attributed to downloads from online file sharing networks" (Mitch Bainwol, chief executive for......


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