| Internet has come to change everything that | | | | hire of them for shows and (guess what?) profits. |
| once relations used to be lied on. Since Internet | | | | - But if it is true that music download can be |
| had invaded homes, the daily life has never been | | | | beneficial for an artist, sometimes it can also be |
| the same again. Internet changed the family's | | | | harmful, speaking about profits of course. And this |
| habits, the culture and the way someone sees | | | | loss of money in general happens to already |
| the world. Music is just a part of this change. | | | | famous artists. People download their songs from |
| Regarding to music, this issue is even more | | | | the Internet because they already know that |
| complicated. People now can prepare their own | | | | singer and because they like him/her. |
| CDs by downloading music from the Internet. And | | | | The big music industry complex has a tough |
| this has become another problematic thing that | | | | battle to face. Profits or recognition!? Profits and |
| has contributed to increase the piracy. | | | | recognition depends on each other: you only have |
| The music download problem lies on two issues: | | | | profits when you achieve recognition, but your |
| - If people can have access to the most varied | | | | recognition can be measured by your profits. How |
| types of music, they can have a better idea of a | | | | to solve the problem? |
| particular artist's material, they can find out | | | | Well, even if this matter seems to be far from a |
| singers they had never heard of and get their | | | | solution, some measures are being taken by the |
| CDs even this. These actions may be a little bit | | | | companies. Some laws have been created and |
| illegal and sometimes reduce the profits of the big | | | | other demands are being done. Even if it is hard |
| music companies, but, however, it increases the | | | | to supervise all the websites on the Internet that |
| range where a singer is known. When this | | | | offer music download, some people have been |
| happens, both singer and his/her music records | | | | being charged of piracy and arrested. |
| win a special recognition, which may lead to the | | | | |