(1) What property rights are being violated and how?
             Music pirating is an act of violation of Intellectual Property Rights. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and agency of the United Nations, Intellectual Property "refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce("About Intellectual Property," n.d.)". Intellectual property includes two categories- industrial property, which includes patents, trademarks, trade secrets, industrial designs; and copyright, which includes musical, artistic, literacy and audiovisual works. ("About Intellectual Property," n.d.)
             "Piracy of sound recordings refers to the unauthorized and therefore unlawful reproduction or copying of sound recordings and distribution of unlawfully made copies of sound recordings on a commercial scale ("Anti-Piracy," 2000)". The music industry relies heavily on the Copyright Act of 1976 for protection against theft and of originality. This Act clearly states that "it is an infringement of copyright for any person to do, without the consent of the owner of the copyright, anything that by this Act only the owner of the copyright has the right to do ("Anit-Piracy," 2000 )." Therefore, downloading copyrighted works like music anonymously without permission is clearly illegal and violates the federal law. Users download music by connecting their networks to the peer-to-peer networks or some other unauthorized internet service without the copyright owner's knowledge.
             (2) Why did the problem of music piracy become so widespread, and what implications does this have for potential solutions?
             The main reason for the spread of music piracy is the advancing digital technology in the information age. The development of
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