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The Recording Companies are doing what they have to
Here are some links to background research: [|Copyright and The Future] [|Piracy: Online and on the Streets] [|FAQ on the Law]

Here are my five best arguments to make my claim www.riaa.com ||
 * 1 || It is illegal, downloading files for entertainment purposes is agaisnt the law.
 * 2 || CD sales have been decreasing, which leads to revenue losses. Record companies must make up for their lost revenues by giving out fines for those who break the law. The graph shows album sales each year in the U.S and the number one album that year. In 2000, the best album of the year was 'NSYNC with 9.9 Million albums sold. In 2002 it was Eminem with 7.6 million albums, in 2004 Usher with 7.9 million albums, and in 2006 it was High School Musical with 3.7 million sold.

www.rollingstone.com || 71,060 U.S job losts (thousand of layoffs) Music piracy caused $125 billion of economic losses - www.riaa.com The number of artists and bands signed to record labels have been comprised by a third - www.rollingstone.com || "Broadband providers have also not been big fans of BitTorrent because the use of the peer-to-peer protocol can clog networks with huge files." www.news.cnet.com || www.ifpi.org || Here are 3 arguments that might come from the other side and what I will say to argue against it Here are some broader situations which apply to this case:
 * 3 || Has cost billions in economic losses. People like John who are seeding files have cause many problems to the economy.
 * 4 || Clogs up internet lines
 * 5 || Illegal downloading are dangerous to its users. Many people still are not aware of the dangerous that illegal downloading. Some of the dangers are
 * Unlicensed internet service spyware
 * ad ware
 * malware
 * virusus (Many P2P programs have given viruses to computers)
 * indentity theft
 * || Counter-Argument || What I will Say to respond: ||
 * 1 || It is still ethical || Depends on who it is. Local bands and beginning artists are struggling ||
 * 2 || The fines are unfair || The record companies must make up for lost profits. ||
 * 3 || It is more efficient and very convenient. || There are many programs out there where you can download legally. For example itunes is a very convenient program where users can purchase songs legally. ||