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it is illegal and classed as stealing, there are legal implications.
Morgan S

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THE MOST PIRATED ITEM IS PORNOGRAPHY THE SECOND MOST BEING mOVIES

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THE MOST PIRATED ITEM IS PORNOGRAPHY THE SECOND MOST BEING mOVIES

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its cheaper for people who aren't making it to pirate things because they lose a lot of money as well as the artists
Morgan S

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95% of music downloaded online is illegal
Briony

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22% of all global internet band-width is used for piracy considering the population and the amount that use internet that is quite a big statistic.
Morgan S

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The majority of the people that download illegal music are thought to be under 30.

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People argue that poorer countries can benefit from illegally downloaded music/videos

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42% of softwares are illegally downloaded. Lots of softwares are rising in prices and it's easier to pirate softwares
Morgan S

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Musicmetric's study shows that about 15 per cent of the UK population have downloaded music illegally so far this year

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“Avatar” is the most pirated movie of 2010 and was downloaded more than 17,000,000 times. This means the creators have lost lots of money that they could have earned if those copies had been paid for.

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More than 33 million albums and 10 million singles were downloaded illegally in the first six months of this year

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£9,303,710,750.00 in economic losses each year in the music industry due to piracy this is a lot of money to loose for some free things.

Morgan S

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from 2004 to 2009 30billion £ was lost from music artists

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Some people believe that piracy is not stealing, just copying and sharing. They also argue that sharing the work means people who can't afford it get to access it.

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Over 75% of computers have at least 1 illegal application this means majority of people have at least 1 some without even realising so does it really make such a big effect?
Morgan S

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It is plain and simply stealing

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If someone pirates a song that they genuinely like they may want to purchase the album for a keep- sake item.  Pirating can promote future purchasesthat, without it, may never have been made

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2/3 of torrents available online are illegal

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On average 1 ipod could contain up to £595.44 of pirated music this is a lot considering lots of people have ipods and if you look at the bigger picture that's a lot of wasted money.
Morgan S

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Declining profits and fewer staff leave the music industry with less funds and opportunities to recruit and develop new talent.

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if music artist encourage piracy, surely it isn't as bad as it is made out to be

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An average I pod contains pirated music worth up to $800

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Only a quarter of the people who consumed the most illegal content said they would stop if they thought they might be sued

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95% of all music on websites is illegally downloaded this is bad because artist don't earn that much from selling albums or songs as it is and if we aren't paying anything for them they're loosing even more money
Morgan S

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$59 billion of software was illegally downloaded in 2010.
This is a lot of money and it means that lots of creators are losing money or jobs.

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people are just stealing from others who put a lot of work into making a song

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$12.5 billion in economic losses each year

Briony

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More than 75% of computers have at least 1 illegally downloaded file

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14.5% of tv shows, 35.2% of movies. 2.9% of music. 6.7% of softwares are illegally downloaded compared to the amount of people and different things it  isn't that much
Morgan S

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1.5 billion files were illegaly dowloded in 2012

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95% of all music downloaded online is illegal

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70% online users find nothing wrong in online piracy  if so many people think its right then can it really be that bad?
Morgan S

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If you get caught illegally hacking  you could be in big trouble and face a fine or a criminal record.
alice

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costs the U.S. economy between $200 and $250 billion per year, and is responsible for the loss of 750,000 American jobs.

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The study surveyed nearly 1700 people aged 16-75 years and found that about 33% watched movies and TV shows illegally downloaded from the internet.

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£2,009,601,522.00 in workers earnings are lost each year this is a lot of money and it's no wonder many people are struggling with money

Morgan S

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Around 70,000 jobs are lost every year in America for people illegally downloading music and films.

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An average iPod contains pirated music of $800
alice

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95% of music downloaded online is illegal.
alice

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71,060 jobs lost in the united states every year, this is a lot of jobs and seems like a big price to pay for £10-15 CDS
Morgan S

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most people who download the music would not buy the song if it was an album so they are just getting more people to listen to their music so they are just getting another fan

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$2.7 billion in workers’ earnings are lost each year due to Online Piracy

71,060 jobs lost in the United States every year due to Online Piracy.

So the creators of music/videos are losing money when people share their work, and they are losing their jobs because they aren't making enough money.