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The lawyers of this world have been getting richer over the past few years. Not that they ever had a dearth of people paying them through the nose, its just that their work has become a little more musical – the sound of piracy is sweet music to their ears. The past few years have found home music recording studios mushrooming by the hundreds. Pirated music has become so easy to create- all that one needs is a computer, the latest CDs, and a CD writer, and lo behold- a rip-roaring music recording business is up and going. While the problem has died down to an extent due to strict anti-piracy actions (thanks to the lawyers again!), it is a fact that pirated MP3 music still rules the roost in most developing countries where the laws are not so strict. Music and its creation have undergone radical changes the past few decades, more so in the past few years. With the advent of computers and the internet, the whole concept of creating wholesome, lively music has undergone a transformation. No longer are we dependent upon the traditional schools of music to teach us, or even upon the soulful violins and the massive drums to make our music. Welcome to music downloads and low cost home music studios – music studios in which you may be pardoned for not being able to identify a single piece of regular studio equipment; or even a musical instrument, for that matter. In recent times, MP3 music players and music downloads have taken the world by storm. Napster created lot of hustle and bustle a few years ago by digitizing all kinds of world famous music and allowing free peer to peer transfer on the internet. Many others followed suit, with the resulting wave turning into a tide very soon. It’s a different matter that the music companies refused to take it lying down, and the issue was taken up in the courts. At the end, the website had to give in, in the face of an adverse ruling. But the damage had been done, and the world of music downloads altered forever. While music creation software has been around for a while now, it is the advent of MP3 that really set the wheels of revolution rolling. MP3 started off as a matter of convenience in reducing file size by cutting out fringe frequencies from the music, thereby cutting down drastically on file size while resulting in a hardly discernable reduction in quality for the ordinary listener. The resultant reduction in storage requirements meant the new technology was lapped up by all and sundry. Today audio rippers and 'audio-to-mp3' converters abound on the internet. Even if you are not interested in spending money, players like Jet audio, Music Match etc offer free trial versions that last forever. A little ad here and a banner there never hurt much as long as you have unlimited free usage rights. So where do we go from here? It is essential for us to respect the propriety and intellectual rights of music creators, composers et all. Any infringement of copyrights should be dealt strictly and offenders punished to avoid repeat offences. Take some time out while downloading that piece to see if you are downloading a legal copy. Unless you want to spend the money you saved on paying your lawyer! Meanwhile, put on your headphones and use that enthralling software you downloaded to enhance your musical experience to a level you never thought possible.
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About the Author : The author is passionate about music systems. She keeps up to date with the help of the latest online music dictionary. She has a state of the art car audio system. She recommends www.audiomecca.com for great information on music.
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