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Music Piracy- Friend or Foe?

Venue: Kirwan Theatre, Arts Science Concourse, NUI, Galway

Date: 18/11/2010

Time: 7pm

 

 

The music pirates are going to destroy the music industry! Or are they?
The problem of piracy has been rising for the past 10 years, and the numbers of "pirates" are growing day by day yet the profits made by these companies have been constantly on the rise. It seems to be a victimless crime, yet music stars descend from their mansions to complain about small percentages of their revenue being removed.
Maybe piracy will bring purity back to the music industry putting live gigs and love of the music back to the forefront. Alternatively it could lead to the death of small industry and only allow the large scale companies to exist, killing independent input to music.
This Thursday at 7pm we ask the question, Music Piracy, friend or foe?

 

As with all our debate, everyone is welcome and of course, in exchange for your words, there is a free drink for everyone who speaks.  Hope to see you all this Thursday!!