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How does increasing incidence of copyright infringement affect-
 * Unemployment rate of Australia
 * Inflation rate in Australia
 * Prices of CD's, concert and music merchandise

=**How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me?**= []

=Music Download Copyright Laws -= []

"Copyright laws protect the value and revenue of a musician or artist. The income and revenue that artist would have received from a CD or song purchase is stolen from the artist because the illegal copy is never paid for."

The Unemployed

Price of CD's etc How far it will go will be interesting to watch — JB Hi-Fi is one of the biggest electronics chains in Australia, if not the biggest, so we imagine local distributors will be wary of withdrawing their presence in JB Hi-Fi stores in retaliation. []

[|The effects of copyright violation]

Copyright infringement damages the income for music, gaming, and filming industries, as well as many other information-based businesses. With a high level of copyright infringement producers of such goods have difficulty funding their business or making a living. Aspiring music or film producers may be disappointed to find that their goods are rendered insubstantial due to copyright abuse. A prevalent opinion is that copyright does not harm the producers; however it is breaking the law to compromise the income of such people by distributing their goods without legal authority. The internet has revolutionised work for aspiring musicians and other independent artists. Though they now have access to a larger market, copyright infringement means that they cannot rely on a steady income without a larger number of fans. Given the vast content of the internet, it is impossible to monitor all copyrighting without giving up the privacy and freedom of people. This is a social issue and people need to be made aware of the dangers of copyright.