Internet Piracy It is clear that artists are losing a lot of money due to the Internet. Since 2001, CD sales have been declining. For years people no longer paid to listen to music or even watch movies online. Internet piracy harms artists' income and that is why it is illegal. The offering of copyrighted music, films, games and books is reserved for the owners. People should not upload a digital copy of that work to the Internet or Usenet. For example, you may not offer tradable services using copyrighted music, films, games and books. If you download a file from a P2P network, you need to make sure it is a legal file. When it comes to recent music, films, games or books that you can buy in stores, online or just at the cinema, you can assume that a free downloadable copy on a P2P network is illegal. Also the offer contains links to unauthorized stored files, such as Usenet or cyberlocker (also called file hoster), elsewhere it is illegal. P2P stands for peer to peer. It is a network in which each workstation has an equivalent ...