Word: sharingã
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...first of the five models would leave the current system of nearly unrestricted file-sharing??punctuated by expensive lawsuits—as it is. However, most of the researchers agree that this system is neither the best solution, nor is it feasible in the long-term...
...RIAA’s objection to downloading music does have merit: the act is both illegal and immoral. “File-sharing?? paints a rosy picture of a practice that differs little from swiping discs from a record store. Dance rhetorical circles until you’re breathless, but the principle remains that obtaining a song without the artist’s consent is theft. To those of us with consciences, then, downloading music has an additional moral cost; fortunately, there is a solution in pay-for-play websites like Apple’s iTunes and Buymusic.com...
...RIAA claims to be protecting the artists, but these lawsuits stifle both artists and listeners. DJs who create their own mixes from popular songs—a form of expression also being affected by the music industry’s attack on sharing??are prevented from producing unique pieces that are often appreciated by listeners...
...Libraries are retreating back into a sameness of acquisition, justified by the ideal of “sharing?? which sounds like commonality, but limits access,” said Carpenter...