Harsh Prosecuting Replaced by Positive Alternative...

In a past decade, the music industry is facing a major problem, which is reflecting in diminishing revenues of artists and music companies. As described by Danny Upshaw and Laurie Babin in their research, in 2009 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimated that 95% of songs downloaded online were unlawful act (14). Figure 1: Global CD Sale in Million Units Source: Janssens, Jelle, Stijn Vandaele, and Tom Vander Beken. The Music Industry On (The) Line? Surviving Music Piracy In A Digital Era. European Journal Of Crime, Criminal Law Criminal Justice 17.2 (2009): 77-96. Academic Search Complete. According to IFPI, global CD sales decreased from 2.5 billion units in 2000 to 1.8 billion in 2006 (see Figure 1).†¦show more content†¦As for an example, Boehm in his research describes a copyright infringement case against an individual illegally downloading music from KaZaA, which resulted in a summary judgment in favor of the RIAA in the amount of $750 per song, totaling to $22,500 per 13 downloaded songs (181). David Bach describes in 2004 article for Business and Politics that these high profile lawsuits against individuals who never had any commercial profit from online music sharing, are intended to pose as an example for all other sharers that music piracy is copyright infringement and it will be prosecuted. The lawsuits conducted against the individuals was a great idea of an effort to turn the music industry around, but according to Tyler it had no â€Å"significant deterrent effect on the general public† (2108). Looking at the ratio of lawsuits to the incr easing number of file sharing files stated above, the lack of effect on public, and the excessive cost of each lawsuit it’s clear that the IRAA cannot prosecute every copyright infringement. As a result, many record labels and artists abounded this strategy (Tyler 2108), which reflected in totally different approach. The record labels and the artists no longer were seeking justice through the legal way; instead, they approach the general publicShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pages.............................................................................................. 481 Criteria for Creating Good Explanations ........................................................................................ 483 Assessing Alternative Explanations ................................................................................................ 488 The Scientific Method ...........................................................................................................