Info on Music Piracy
Luke Davis
Topic: Music Piracy
General purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To blow minds with the information about piracy of music.
Thesis: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: One credible study by the Institute for Policy Innovation states the annual harm done by piracy is at 12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy well as more than 70,000 lost jobs and 2 billion in lost wages to American workers. Also Frontier Economics recently estimated that U.S. Internet users annually consume between $7 and $20 billion worth of digitally pirated recorded music.
B. Reason to Listen: Piracy is important to know about as it is used widely in the world but to know the downfalls of pirating music and its punishments.
C. Thesis Statement: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but also takes money out of the artist and economy.
D. Credibility Statement:
1. Researched topic for two weeks having a fair view on advantages and downfalls. 2. Also have some illegal experience with pirating and know how simple it is.
E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First will discuss how pirating music affects your computer and how it affect the economy and artist.
2. Next I will talk about the advantages of piracy.
3. Lastly I will discuss the punishment for pirating music.
II. Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.
A. Music piracy could affect your computer negatively by allowing it to become vulnerable to attack by a virus, a hacker just by visiting piracy web sites. Also, piracy affects the artist and the economy by not purchasing the music. 1. Certain web sites where you can upload music for free, is laced with viruses or just has really poor quality.
Topic: Music Piracy
General purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To blow minds with the information about piracy of music.
Thesis: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: One credible study by the Institute for Policy Innovation states the annual harm done by piracy is at 12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy well as more than 70,000 lost jobs and 2 billion in lost wages to American workers. Also Frontier Economics recently estimated that U.S. Internet users annually consume between $7 and $20 billion worth of digitally pirated recorded music.
B. Reason to Listen: Piracy is important to know about as it is used widely in the world but to know the downfalls of pirating music and its punishments.
C. Thesis Statement: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but also takes money out of the artist and economy.
D. Credibility Statement:
1. Researched topic for two weeks having a fair view on advantages and downfalls. 2. Also have some illegal experience with pirating and know how simple it is.
E. Preview of Main Points:
1. First will discuss how pirating music affects your computer and how it affect the economy and artist.
2. Next I will talk about the advantages of piracy.
3. Lastly I will discuss the punishment for pirating music.
II. Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple, but it's illegal, it takes money away from the artist and the economy.
A. Music piracy could affect your computer negatively by allowing it to become vulnerable to attack by a virus, a hacker just by visiting piracy web sites. Also, piracy affects the artist and the economy by not purchasing the music. 1. Certain web sites where you can upload music for free, is laced with viruses or just has really poor quality.