Internet Piracy Harms Artists By Phil Gardson - 1033 Words

An Author and His Declaration In the article â€Å"Internet Piracy Harms Artists†, Phil Gardson explains how internet piracy such as online music sharing and other forms of copyrighting music hurts hardworking singers and songwriters. He also asserts that it is imperative that Congress should in act a law against these types of crimes to help protect artists. Philip Gardson is a composer, lyricist, and a music publisher. He is most notable as a songwriter, who writes songs and lyrics to producers, recording artists, managers, and labels. Gardson’s most notable works are Save the Best for Last and The Sweetest Days, recorded by Vanessa Williams; Fly and The Last to Know, which are among five recorded by Celine Dion; One Voice, which was recorded by Brandy, and was UNICEF s theme song in its 50th anniversary year; World Without Love, which was a top ten record for the late country star, Eddie Rabbitt; and It s Not Over (Til It s Over), (Gardson par. 4) Gardson is also a long-time writer and publisher member of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and a National Trustee and President of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the group that bestows the GRAMMY © Awards. (Gardson par. 5) During Gardson’s article he explains the important differences between Real Property and Intellectual Property. Gardson stated that the justice system has ill classification of copyright that is used to justify