You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Modern technology has made it easier for individuals to download copyrighted music and books from the internet for no charge. To what extent is this a positive or a negative development? You should write at least 250 words

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modern world,
internet
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along with
latest
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technological equipment
are
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widely used to have easy
access
to
songs
and
books
because the world has become a global village because of
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in
technological
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arena. Not only having reach to free
music
and
books
,
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it has
also
given
an
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easy
access
to
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people to get
copyright
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music
and
books
without paying a penny. Despite having some rare positive effects, it is, to a large extent, a negative aspect of
the
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modern technology. On
one
side,
one
can view it as a positive development because of having free-of-charge
access
to
books
and
music
, especially as
books
are said to be the source of spreading knowledge and awareness while
music
pleases the sad soul. If
one
has a book or song from the internet into
one
's computer without any payment,
one
may argue that s/he wants to receive education through
books
or wants to
listen
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songs
to change his/her sad mood;
therefore
, there is no harm in it by downloading the material from the web browsers free of cost.
However
, contrary to
this
attitude, it may lead towards the creation of many negative elements in
the
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society. It is
well-known
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phenomenon that writers and singers earn their livelihood through their writing and singing. As they need money to feed their belly, and if they are not properly paid, the quality of the
books
and
songs
may go down. Equally, it is
also
alarmingly possible
the
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genius minds may stop choosing book-writing or song-singing as their profession, resulting
a
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lack of good
books
and
songs
in
the
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society.
That is
why
,
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it is necessary for the governments to make sure that the writers and singers are paid a handsome amount on every download so that they may continuously remain motivated towards their profession and produce quality material. In conclusion, technological advancement, no doubt, has provided easy
access
to things like
books
and
songs
which may seem a positive aspect of it.
Nevertheless
, unpaid downloading from
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websites is
highly
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negative step, equal to stealing
one
's wealth.
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