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__**Definition of Downloads:**__

 * - Verb (used with object)   Computers  . **
 * - To transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.**
 * - Compare upload to broadcast specialist programes, for such groups as doctors, outside normal broadcasting hours. They are often recording on video tapes and viewed later.**


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**__Consequences of Downloading Illegally:__**
Online infringement of copyrighted music can be punished by up to 3 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Repeat offenders can be imprisoned up to 6 years. Individuals also may be held civilly liable, regardless of whether the activity is for profit, for actual damages or lost profits, or for statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringed copyright.

Downloading: What Happens If You're Caught? -." //The Independent News Newspaper//. The Independent, 8 July 2009. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. 

ABOUT DOWNLOADING, FILE SHARING, AND CD BURNING." //Christian Music Trade Association (CMTA)//. 2004. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. .