Which of the Following Are Ways the Music Industry Tries

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are ways the music industry tries to fight the illegal downloading of music?

• A) It has asked P2P sites like Grokster and Kazaa to pay them a monthly fee.
• B) It has embraced ways for consumers to pay for legal downloading of music.
• C) It has convinced several major Internet service providers to help identify customers who may be illegally downloading music.
• D) Both B (embraced legal downloading) and C (convinced Internet service providers to identify illegal downloaders) are correct.
• E) Both A (asked P2P sites to pay a monthly fee) and B (embraced legal downloading) are

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