A man has the choice between downloading an album for free, with a single click, or going to a music store and paying $15 for the same album, and running the I might not find this album at all. Who will choose?In 1999, Sean Parker, John Fanning and Shawn Fanning developed a website called "Napster" which introduced us for the first time to the most important aspect of music piracy in the modern world, called the Internet. Free music was shared through the internet and technology, and I firmly believe this was the beginning of the ever-increasing effects of music piracy. Music piracy can be defined as the copying and distribution of copies of a piece of music for which the composer, performing artist or record label holding the copyright has not given consent. This is considered a form of copyright infringement, making it a crime. (Siwek) Therefore, music piracy is considered theft. The 20th and 21st centuries have witnessed numerous controversies over copyright, ethics, and the handling of music piracy. These controversies gave rise to a worldwide debate on the topic of music piracy, but no one has been able to find a concrete solution to the problem. The Internet has made illegal music so easy and accessible, making the Internet one of the main reasons why CDs are gradually becoming obsolete. I think it's not free music that's the problem, but it's people's mentality. Music piracy, with the help of technology, is increasing at a breakneck and uncontrollable rate, and will continue to do so as long as technology exists, and the only way to solve the problem of music piracy is to work around the problem, rather than to fight it. against this. Napster quickly gained popularity and was used by factories...... middle of paper...... September 16, 2012. Web. April 28, 2014. Palis, Courteney and Catharine Smith. “Lady Gaga, Jack White, Norah Jones and more: 10 musicians who agree with piracy and illegal file sharing.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, February 6, 2012. Web.. Resnikoff, Paul. "16 artists who are now speaking out against streaming..." 16 artists who are now speaking out against streaming comments. Digital Music News, December 2, 2013. Web. April 28, 2014. .Siwek, Stephen E. The True Cost of Sound Recording Piracy to the U.S. Economy (2007) Print.VOLMERS, ERIC. "Pros and Cons of Making Music Available on the Web, Artists Say." The file: C.4. February 18, 2004 2004. Print. Zentner, Alejandro. “Measuring the Effect of Online Music Piracy on Music Sales.” Diss. University of Chicago.