Dear Members,
We often ask for or post the links to download our favorite songs..and ofcourse these posts are closed by our Moderators and Viewbies.And if we ask them what is wrong with the post..the reply is "Promoting Music Piracy is prohibited in India-Forums" .And we often get 😕, because many of us dont know what is Music piracy and what is wrong with it..why should we resist it.So we are breaking the code of counduct of our forum again n again maybe sometimes unintestionally..sometimes it even leads to some misunderstanding.
I have found a very good, easy to understand topic about it.And what i find is:
So lets first know what is Music Piracy at all.
"Piracy" generally refers to the illegal duplication and distribution of sound recordings
There are four specific categories of music piracy:
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Online piracy is the unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and making it available to the public, or downloading a sound recording from an Internet site, even if the recording isn't resold. Online piracy may now also include certain uses of "streaming" technologies from the Internet.
Pirate recordings are the unauthorized duplication of only the sound of legitimate recordings, as opposed to all the packaging, i.e. the original art, label, title, sequencing, combination of titles etc. This includes mixed tapes and compilation CDs featuring one or more artists.
Counterfeit recordings are unauthorized recordings of the prerecorded sound as well as the unauthorized duplication of original artwork, label, trademark and packaging.
Bootleg recordings (or underground recordings) are the unauthorized recordings of live concerts, or musical broadcasts on radio or television.
In IF we cant prevent the first 3 types of music piracy, but if we are a bit consus we can surely prevent the last type ie online piracy.
But before that what is wron with music piracy.
Well what i found on net is:
"Many do not understand the significant negative impact of piracy on the music industry. Though it would appear that record companies are still making their money and that artists are still getting rich, these impressions are mere fallacies. Each sale by a pirate represents a lost legitimate sale, thereby depriving not only the record company of profits, but also the artist, producer, songwriter, publisher, retailer, … and the list goes on. The consumer is the ultimate victim, as pirated product is generally poorly manufactured and does not include the superior sound quality, art work, and insert information included in legitimate product."
Each year, the industry loses about $4.2 billion to piracy worldwide -- "we estimate we lose millions of dollars a day to all forms of piracy."
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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the creative artists lose. Musicians, singers, songwriters and producers don't get the royalties and fees they've earned. Virtually all artists (95%) depend on these fees to make a living. The artists also depend on their reputations, which are damaged by the inferior quality of pirated copies sold to the public.
Music pirates are the first to lose because the recording industry and law enforcement officials are cracking down around the world. Do the crime and you will pay the fine or do the time.
Consumers also lose because the shortcut savings enjoyed by pirates drive up the costs of legitimate product for everyone. Plus, good luck returning a pirated tape or CD when the quality is inferior or the product is defective, as it often is.
Honest retailers (who back up the products they sell) lose because they can't compete with the prices offered by illegal vendors. Less business means fewer jobs, jobs often filled by young adults.
Record companies lose. Eighty-five percent of recordings released don't even generate enough revenue to cover their costs. Record companies depend heavily on the profitable fifteen percent of recordings to subsidize the less profitable types of music, to cover the costs of developing new artists, and to keep their businesses operational. The thieves often don't focus on the eighty-five percent; they go straight to the top and steal the gold.
Dear Memebers
Do you want to damage the reputation and earnings of your favorite composer/singer/lyricist?
Ofcourse not!!
Coz we are true music lovers and true fans😊
True fans don't rip off their artists
I know members we too dont want to rip off our idols.
So lets prove how much we love our idols, how much we love them and above all how much we love music and our IF and how responsible members we are.Lets fight against music piracy..Lets first make our IF a piracy free forum.And to do it please follow the following course of actions:
1.Plz DONT ask for any download links.
2.Plz DONT post any such links.
3.Plz dont encourage others to do so, dont write like i have downloaded this n this track..
4.Aware your friends about the negetive impact of piracy.
5.Whenever you notice any topics that is encouraging piracy (asked for/provided download links) plz ask the mods/viewbies to close it.
6.If such post is started by new members, plz make them aware the negetive effects of piracy.
7.If it is done by any members repetatively plz report the mods/viewbies.
Members you may ask me that there are many forums where there is no such retrictions.But wouldnt you agree that to earn some extra we should give some extra effort.
So lets fight against piracy.
and I am adding these lines in my siggy:
STOP PIRACY
SAVE MUSIC
DONT ENCOURAGE DOWNLOADS IN IF.
you who want to take part in the fight agais piracy plz use these in your siggy..
if you have any queries plz feel free to ask me.
Love
Dayita
STOP PIRACY
SAVE MUSIC
DONT ENCOURAGE DOWNLOADS IN IF.
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