Explain the effects of music copyright infringement and piracy.

Explanation should include

• music sharing
• Napster’s role in unauthorized distribution
• examples of copyright issues (e.g., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, Juice World).

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the key elements of plagiarized music vs. original music?
• How did copyright infringement pave the way for paid online streaming services?
• How did Napster change the online landscape of music distribution?
• What copyright laws, if any, are violated if one uses their phone’s voice notes in a personal video and then posts it to TikTok?
• Why would YouTube block someone’s recording of a popular copyrighted song?