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| A recording that is made by capturing the fluctuations of the original sound waves and storing those signals on records or cassettes as a continuous stream of magnetism-analogous to the actual sound. |
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| Music recorded and played back by laser beam rather than by needle or magnetic tape. |
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| Songs recorded or performed by musicians who did not originally write or perform the music |
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| The unethical (but not always illegal) practice of record promoters paying deejays or radio programmers to favor particular songs over others. |
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| The illegal uploading, downloading, or streaming of copyrighted material, such as music. |
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| the illegal counterfeiting or pirating of CDs, cassettes, and videos that are produced and/or sold without official permission from the original songwriter, performer, or copyright holder |
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| illegal reissues of out-of-print recordings and the unauthorized duplication of manufacturer recordings sold on the black market at cut-rate prices |
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