Poxi Presha was a big face in the war waged against music piracy in Kenya in the early 2000's before he had died. With the new technology being created every day, and with the rise of internet downloading sites, piracy in the music industry has become a national problem. Artists lose money on the music they made every day due to people all around the globe stealing music and illegally downloading songs that aren't being paid for. Major steps have been made to help the problem, such as the termination of Limewire, but barely any work has been done to save the billions of dollars that the music industry is losing every year. Record labels want governments to help with the piracy problem. It has become even more impossible to become famous and make money off of music because local artists and bands are losing a lot of money. With about 95% of the music downloaded off the internet being pirated, there's no wonder artists are fighting against the worldwide problem.
Evaluation:
This article offers great statistics about how much damage piracy is actually inflicting on the idustry around the world. The author explains that the music industry is losing a lot of money and that more help is needed to combat the epidemic.
Citation:
Pfanner, Eric. "Music Industry Counts the Cost of Piracy." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 21 Jan. 2010. Web. 04 Dec. 2011.
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