Teenage Music Piracy: Innocent or Guilty Over time, people have resorted to stealing to obtain items instead of purchasing them. It became a problem, so consequences were made. Laws against theft have existed since the Ten Commandments. Recently, theft has become a problem on the Internet. Musicians and record companies have lost millions in revenue. Websites like Napster, The Pirate Bay, and Pandora have made it extremely easy for people, especially teenagers, to illegally download and/or listen to music for free. Music piracy has become a problem largely because "91% of all new music has been illegally downloaded on the Internet rather than purchased," says Logan Lynn of the Huffington Post (Lynn). Many, like the RIAA, argue that music piracy is “an ongoing and evolving challenge” (Chi), while others suggest it is “keeping the music industry alive” (Issacson). While many suggest that music piracy is destroying the music market. 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) claims. Most of this music is copied by friends and families who purchased it from a music store. In the 18 to 29 age group, this is where they get about 30% of their music from. Musical bands and artists get much of their revenue from means other than selling CDs. Concerts are one of these methods. They are filled with T-shirts, posters and other merchandise. The Rolling Stones magazine website states that a single concert can bring in up to “$225,000 per show.” At an average price of $0.99 per song, this would be equivalent to purchasing 227,272 songs (Knopper). Torrent......half sheet......19 June 2009: n. page Print.Knopper, Steve. "Nine Ways Musicians Really Make Money Today | Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone. Np, nd Web. March 20, 2014.Lynn, Logan. “Guess what? Stealing is still wrong.” Huffington Post: Page No. Huffington Post. Network. March 11, 2014. Miller, Michael. “Downloading Pirated Music: Pros and Cons.” Que: Books, videos, articles about computing and technology for home and work. Que Publishing, nd Web. 20 March 2014. Skinner, Carrie-Ann. “Teens just don't want to pay for music.” TechHive, nd Web. 18 March 2014. What artists and songwriters have to say." MusicUnited.org. Music United and Web. March 19, 2014."Who hurts music theft." Http://www.riaa.com. Np, nd Web. March 17 2014.Witherbee, Amy and Marlanda English. “Music Piracy Costs Billions.” Reference Senter. nd Web. 13 March. 2014.