The legal framework protecting artists, authors and other content-originators. Copyright allows owners to prevent others reproducing their work without permission (though most jurisdictions allows some limited exceptions in specific circumstances for some types of content.)
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Is the music industry losing significant money because of piracy?
Is the music industry, and perhaps the entertainment industry, being ruined by piracy (or otherwise losing a substantial amount of money?)
For example, the record label EMI has blamed piracy for the loss of about 2,000 jobs and a slump in revenue.…
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