Since the inception of the CD in 1982, and the CD-Burner in 1988, CD burning has become ever-so-popular. Because of this, there seems to have been a constant decrease in CD sales. Although the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 states that copyright holders can’t sue users for making personal copies of a recording, it however, does not allow users to mass-produce illegitimate copies for private sale.
By burning illegitimate copies of CD’s, recording artists are going to lose money. However, ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) suggests that “ultimately it is the consumer that is going to be at a loss. With copying rampant there is diminishing motive to invest in music production or risk supporting new talent. File-sharing and CD burning contributes to the slow but steady weakening of the local and international music industry.”
Visit ARIA's webpage http://www.aria.com.au/ to discover more!