Music Piracy Part Of Organised Crime?

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Music piracy is a crime that is done unknowingly done by many I have also been part of this "organised crime". What is music piracy? The term piracy is generally used to describe the deliberate infringement of copyright on a commercial scale. In relation to the music industry it refers to unauthorised copying of music there are Four main categories of Music Piracy are

1)Simple Piracy: The unauthorised duplication of an original recording for a commercial gain without the consent rights of the owner. Pirated copies in this category are usually much cheaper than the original product.

2) Counterfeits: An original recording is copied and packed to resemble the original as closely as possible. The original producer's trademarks and logos are reproduced in order to mislead the consumer into believing that they are buying an original product.

3) bootlegs: This is the unauthorised recording of a live broadcast performance. The recording is then duplicated and sold without the permission of the composer, artist or recording company.

4)Internet Piracy: The music is compressed, posted and transmitted globally via the Internet without the authorisation or payments of any royalties to those who invested in the creation of the project.

In South Africa is becoming a main issue also for now with piracy going up artists are losing allot of money due to piracy according to Risa (Recording Industry of South Africa and http://www.stoppiracy.org.za/musicpiracy/ "Artists and the record companies who support them loose an estimated R500 million each year to piracy. Shwi, Lucky Dube, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Steve Hofmeyr,and the late Brenda Fassie are some of the most pirated artists in South Africa. Music piracy is one of the main reasons why young and upcoming local artists don't make it as artists in South Africa.

The issue will be continued on my next blog next week Thursday since 21Wednesday 2012 is a public holiday.