Music piracy, copyright infringement, and intellectual property theft are all terms used to describe the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of copyrighted music.

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international treaty that governs copyright protection for music and other creative works.

The maximum penalty for copyright infringement in the United States is 20 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed in the United States in 1998 to combat music piracy.

Digital Rights Management (DRM), Copy Protection, and Anti-Piracy Technology are all terms used to describe the technology that is used to prevent unauthorized copying of music.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) are all organizations that represent the interests of the music industry in the United States.

Napster, LimeWire, and BitTorrent are all websites that allow users to share music files with each other.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was passed in the United States in 2010 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed in the United States in 2012 to allow copyright holders to request that search engines remove links to websites that infringe on their copyright.

The Music Modernization Act was passed in the United States in 2018 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act was passed in the United States in 2020 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

The Fair Use Act was passed in the United States in 2022 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

There is no law that was passed in the United States in 2023 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

There is no law that was passed in the United States in 2024 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.

There is no law that was passed in the United States in 2025 to allow copyright holders to sue websites that facilitate music piracy.