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=__Recent News Articles on Downloads.__= = = The article __Downloading Music: What's the Big Deal__ is a article based on how kids around the United States are getting in tons of trouble with the government and with their parents for downloading music and computer programs for free from certain websites on the Internet. First, this article also explains what copyright is, how it relates to online music downloading, what acts the government is now taking against violators of these laws, and how you can legally download music at home. The article states that according to the United States law copyright laws, people who use these programs to download music for free are actually break the law. The Internet also allows children to play free computer programs, which shouldn't be happening because according to the law playing games online for free is illegal. Additionally, the article says that the recording industry has started to crack down on children and adults for abusing the computer and music programs. Although the music copyright law was created to protect the rights of the musicians and all the other entertainment professionals, the law states that no-one may reuse the music for their own use without permission. The law protects the musicians and other entertainment professionals because if they didn't then those people might not be able to afford the costs for the recording, so that they could make the music that you listen to. Finally, this article shows people that by downloading music or games illegally they could jeopardize musicians or other professionals' careers. It also allows people to know that downloading is stealing, you can steal from many different sites, but the sites that are legal are the following: Apple's iTunes, Napster, eMusic.com, MP3.com, PressPlay, RealOne Music, and Listen.com. These services are legal because the subscribers pay membership fees to download music.

Downloading Music: What's the Big Deal." //Math and Reading Help//. American Library Association, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. 