Teen Music Piracy: Innocent or GuiltyThroughout time, people have resorted to stealing to obtain items instead of purchasing them. It became a problem and there were consequences. As early as the Ten Commandments, there were laws prohibiting theft. Recently, theft has become a problem on the Internet. Musicians and music companies have lost millions in revenue. Websites such as Napster, The Pirate Bay, and Pandora have made it possible for people, especially teenagers, to illegally download and/or listen to music for free. Music piracy has become a problem, in part because "91 percent of all new music has been downloaded illegally from the Internet instead of purchased," says Logan Lynn of the Huffington Post (Lynn). Many, like the RIAA, say music piracy is “an ongoing and evolving challenge” (Who), while others suggest it “keeps the music industry alive” (Issacson). While many suggest that music piracy destroys music. industry, others claim it actually helps. On average, people who pirate music “legitimately purchase 30% more music than non-P2P (Peer to peer) users.” This is what Betsy Issacson (Issacson) says. Most of this music is copied from friends and family who purchased it from a music store. Among 18-29 year olds, this is where they get around 30% of their music from. Musical groups and artists earn a large portion of their income from sources other than CD sales. Concerts are one of these methods. They're full of t-shirts, posters and other merchandise. The Rolling Stones magazine website claims that a single concert can bring in up to "$225,000 per show." With an average price of $0.99 per song, this would equate to purchasing 227,272 songs (Knopper). Torrent...... middle of paper ......June 19, 2009: n. page. Print.Knopper, Steve. "Nine Ways Musicians Are Actually Making Money Today | Rolling Stone." Rolling stone. Np, and Web. March 20, 2014.Lynn, Logan. “Guess what? Stealing is always wrong. Huffington Post: n. page. HuffingtonPost. Internet. March 11, 2014. Miller, Michael. “Downloading pirated music: pros and cons. » What: Books, videos, articles on computing and technology for home and business. Que Publishing, nd Web. March 20, 2014. Skinner, Carrie-Ann. “Teenagers just won’t pay for music.” TechHive. Np, and Web. March 18, 2014. “What artists and songwriters have to say. » MusicUnited.org. Music United, nd Web. March 19, 2014. “Who Does Music Theft Hurt?” » http://www.riaa.com. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014. Witherbee, Amy and Marlanda English. “Music piracy costs billions.” Points of view reference scent. Np, and Web. March 13. 2014.