Music Regulation
The regulation of music in America has been increasing significantly with the advancements of such companies like Napster and the technology to "burn" or copy cd's. Bands such as Metallica and rap singer Dr. Dre have been some of the leaders in the fight to eliminate the piracy of copyrighted music. "Along with these regulations, the parental advisory system that has been in effect since the mid 1980's has also taking many steps to update their system to help parents identify music which includes explicit lyrics and explicit depictions of sex and violence. One of the most controversial companies to ever hit the music industry world is Napster. Napster is a company that has built a system that allows people who log on to its servers, an opportunity to obtain MP3 music files that are stored on the computers of other users who are logged on at the same time. The reason the recording industry is trying so hard to shut down Napster is because the majority of the music being swapped by users is copyrighted and therefore being pirated, or traded without the consent of the industry of the artists who produce the music. Some artists like Metallica, Dr. Dre and Neil Young are among the many in the industry who feel Napster should be shut
down or heavily restricted from allowing users the opportunity to obtain copyrighted music. Than there are the artists who feel Napster gives many artists worldwide attention, like Limp Bizkit and The Offspring. (http://www.riaa.com/index.cfm) Another important issue in music regulation is the copying and distribution of copyrighted music, or piracy. Piracy includes four specific forms, they are: 1. Pirate recordings are the unauthorized duplication of only the sound of legitimate recordings, as opposed to all the packaging, i.e. the original art, label, title, sequencing, combination of titles etc. 2. Counterfeit recordings are unauthorized recordings of the prerecorded sound as well as the unauthorized duplication of original artwork, label, trademark and packaging. 3. Bootleg recordings (or underground recordings) are the unauthorized recordings of a live concert, or a musical broadcast on radio or television. 4. Online piracy is the unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and making it available to the public, or downloading a sound recording from an Internet site, even if the recording isn't resold. The Recording Industry Association of America has taken great strides in their war against pirated music. Counterfeit and pirated CD-R's seized in 2000 were up 79% from the previous year! Over 1.5 million pirated or counterfeit cd's were seized. With the growing technology music pirates have, law enforcement also is advancing their technology. Every year there are less and less bootlegged orders being taken because of the fear of being caught. (http://www.riaa.com/index.cfm). (Krasilovsky, Shemel, Gross). I think the parental advisory system is a really good thing, but it still does not restrict kids to purchase cd's containin
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