ESSAY
"Law and Music"

Categories

Stephanie Chang

April 29, 2003

National

Law

Economics/Business

Technology

Education

Entertainment

Apple Computers

Music

Music sharing

Second nature

Excerpt (first and last two sentences)
"During the past few years, the controversial dispute concerning music file sharing over Internet connections has rumbled and shown its face from time to time.  But just recently, the record and music industries, fed up with the “illegal” activities of high school and college students nationwide, has taken the next step – legal action....
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They’re hoping that such a cheap, easily-accessible, and legal service will compete with the free sites, appealing to students and adults both.  In reality though, time will only tell whether or not these more stringent actions and alternative approaches will make any difference in the free and technologically-savvy world of music sharing."

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