I've decided to write my paper persuading people to stop downloading music illegally. Everyone listens to music in some form or another. Walking into school there are dozens of people with their iPods plugged into their ears, but how many of these kids actually paid for the music? With the ease of downloading music without paying for it, many people forget that before the age of the internet, Music had to paid for. To listen to any music, you had to pay for the CD, you had to pay to go to the concert. That's how the music was made. The artists need to make a living, their money came from the sales of their CD and the people going to concert. They need money to finance the recordings of their future albums, to hire producers, musicians, rent studio time, fund music videos and concerts. By illegally downloading music, you are taking away that money away. Every-time you illegally download a song, you are taking money away from that artist. If an artist does not generate music for their record label, the label will drop the artist, and no more music will made.
Pros of illegally downloading music:
- It's free
- It's easy
Cons of illegally downloading music:
- Its illegal
- Take money away from artist.
- No money being made, no music being made.
- No concerts to go to.
- End of record industry as we know it.
- CD stores nationwide are closing.
- Lawsuits by labels and RIAA
"No money being made, no music being made."
ReplyDeleteMarcus,
Great post (and a fine topic--I love that you're taking a stance that seems so at odds with today's youth culture). I think your strongest argument probably has to do with the way in which illegal downloading denies artists the revenue they need to continue making their art (though, keep in mind that venues like youtube and myspace have actually provided a lot of exposure to artists whom we might otherwise never hear of). Still, this is a great topic, and I'm anxious to see what you do with it.