Heard on The Street.

Authors :: Harris, Curtis
Source :: Newsweek. 10/21/2002, Vol. 140 Issue 17, p70. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Describes the types of bootleg CDs and music piracy which plague the record industry. Consideration of CD burners and music theft; Economic loss for recording companies in the United States; Favorableness of certain bootlegging ventures for hip-hop artists; Effects of free publicity; Speculation that certain albums are leaked out deliberately; Efforts of law enforcement agencies to stop bootlegging.