Copying music

Traviers Herndon

The thousands of people being sued for file sharing are as the cliché is stated “stuck between a rock and a hard place”. It is unfortunate for these individuals that the Record Industry Association of America is cracking down on this issue because file sharing rather it is burned music CD’s or downloading free music seems to be done everywhere today. I was surprised to find that it is illegal to transfer music that is legally purchased on a CD to a computer. One Sony lawyer called the method stealing one copy of the CD. I don’t agree because you cannot steal a copy of something that has already been purchased. The only way I see this method as illegal is if the person is indeed using the files to share them on illegal free music download sites. The recording industry is using the courts as a primary source to protect a business model that is falling apart just as all other old media of the past. I don’t believe any of the file sharing will cease despite the thousands of dollar fines that the RIAA are dishing out. The RIAA’s primary targets are college students, whom I know do the most file sharing of any age group. I also know that college students will not stop sharing music but maybe some will stop after a huge fine. I don’t think the legal authorities can’t crack down on everyone. I have no solution proposal for either party but I do believe that now that file sharing is out there, is will be virtually impossible to stop it.