The Music Industry Regaining Contol?
At the moment this topic is at the hieght of conversation within society, governments and the music industry its self. Since the days the internet started it allowed people across the world to share information, so it was only matter of time before music and films became more availble to download at a fraction of the cost or for free.
For years governments have discussed the matter, given the pressure coming from the world film and music industries, as illegal downloading has massively affected both industries revenues and ultimately profits. Many questions have arisen over the years such as; is it fair on the artist? are the people that add the files to a website to blame? are the websites themselves to blame for hosting such content? or are the people who choose to download a film, programme or album to blame?
For years governments have discussed the matter, given the pressure coming from the world film and music industries, as illegal downloading has massively affected both industries revenues and ultimately profits. Many questions have arisen over the years such as; is it fair on the artist? are the people that add the files to a website to blame? are the websites themselves to blame for hosting such content? or are the people who choose to download a film, programme or album to blame?
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Artist Loosing Out
The big arguement has always been that the artisit is loosing out in this battle of free downloads. It has not been fair on them. With the help of facilities such as i-tunes, amazon, hmv, spotify and netlifx etc, it has allowed both the music and film industry to regain some of the control it once had. From the point of view of the illegal downloader, is it right to download illegally (or stealing)? But on the flip side is it wrong to choose not to pay for something that is avaible for free? Many arguments continue to be arise regarding the situation of the governments stance.
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Government Action on the Music Industry and Film Industry
The U.S Government and others such as France have acted upon the Illegal Download industry recently, going to the extent of shutting down sites and taking the sites owners to court. This has in affect has had a positive reaction on the music industry with the trend of people paying for downloads on the increase. However the UK has been a fraction slower to react to the changes and plans of action. It is reported that over 28% of all internet users in the UK still access unlicensed sites that contain copyrighted music every month. The question is; Will this ever stop it completely? Will a new solution arise? If you have downloaded illegally, or run a website offering copyrighted material for free and you would like some in detail legal advice in Preston, Manchester, London, Birmingham or across the UK. Please fill in our contact form. More information coming soon...