Piece Piracy and the Current Musician

Todayâ s click-and-download technology presents a greater threat to the classical cd production than all other bygone music-delivery technologies combined.

Melody piracy exists in 3 different planes:

â Illegally mass-manufactured pirate chin music CDs
â Illegal copies of legitimately purchased melody CDs
â Illegally downloaded digital copies of recorded music

A recent analysis study on the economic impact of music piracy (Institute for Policy Innovation, August 2007) paints a grim picture. The contact of air piracy to the U.S. economy is estimated at U.S. $12.5 billion annually. It is estimated that 71,060 jobs are lost or at risk due to the economic impact of piracy and the lost aggrandizement opportunities version for 26,860 jobs that would have otherwise been created in the disc industry. Much the U.S. authority is affected by piracy with an estimated loss of $422 million in levy revenues from irretrievable personal and corporate means due to piracy.

Of course, these figures are based upon the assumption that sales of recorded music on CD would have held constant, or increased, from year to year. The truth is, however, that Disc sales are on the decline as MP3 players and other digital technology make the need for rhythm on physical media obsolete.

In addition to falling CD sales, half of Americaâ s independent create stores closed between 2003 and 2005. (NY Post). One of the largest international chains of recorded modern sellers, Tower Records, closed its doors forever on December 22, 2006.

Want to examine how prevalent music piracy in fact is? Hereâ s a real-time counter that shows the digit of illegal music files downloaded on all sides of the microcosm every second.

When the average person thinks of music piracy, he or she normally thinks of unauthorized sharing of downloaded or recorded music between little groups of friends. And while those numbers do contribute to the music industryâ s losses, the biggest losses occur from the sale of pirated music that is burned onto CD-R disks by the thousands in bantam commercial laboratories by experienced music pirates.

The costs of music piracy are staggering not only for the high rise profile superstars on the other hand for the just out musicians as well. It is important for every musician and band member to understand the universe of music piracy and learn how to combat this problem. Know your rights, and learn approximately the technology that exists that can protect you and your intellectual property (music) from piracy.

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