print email comment close Piracy: Online and on the Street URL: http://www.riaa.com/physicalpiracy.php Description: Arguments against music file-sharing as presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which calls this practice "online piracy." Includes a discussion of copyright, possible penalties for file-sharing, instructions for reporting violations, news, and information about the RIAA's efforts to bring lawsuits against individual computer users who are file-sharing. Features tips for consumers on how to identify pirated sound recordings. Publisher: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Extra Keywords music theft Library of Congress Subject Headings: Intellectual property Music trade Piracy (Copyright) Sound recordings LII Database Information: Record 8669 created by Wendy Hyman on 09/09/2003 Last modification on 06/23/2007 Published: 09/09/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8669