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Modern Day Music Piracy Is Bad

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Martin Hinojosa
Mr. Ramirez
Pre-AP English I
26 April 2018
The Issue of Modern Day Music Piracy
The music industry has been plagued by piracy ever since online downloading has existed. And while traditional piracy is long gone, today's new age way of pirating isn't something to brush off as a non-issue. Piracy is one of the worst things you can do if you care about your favorite artists. Piracy (specifically music piracy) has been a long-running thing that people have been doing on the internet for awhile now, even though it’s considered a criminal act in some countries. It's been going on since we've first been able to listen to music online and it was a shame then, and it still is now. Piracy is one of the worst things you can do if you care about your favorite artists. …show more content…

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