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Option 2:

Do you buy music or do you pirate it? Some people argue that we should put an end to music piracy, as it generates huge losses for the record companies and music artists. Others claim that the record companies already have enough money, and that the prices they charge are too expensive. Write a for-and-against essay in which you state the pros and cons of paying for music.

Nowadays, buying music is not much popular, many people listen them in YouTube or in any music platforms, or they download them, and only the people who want the CD physically buy it.

On the one hand, paying for music is good because you have the CD at home and you can listen wherever you want. These days, you can also download on your mobile phone or on the computer because it is more practical since there are not many people having a music machine at home, they have it only in the car and then they prefer to listen it on their mobile phone.

On the other hand, you don’t need to pay to listen music because there are many Apps which download the music pirated, or in which you can listening to the music for free.

In conclusion, although paying for music allows you to listen it whatever you want, most of the population decide to download piracy or listen it for free. In my opinion, we should end with music piracy, but we have other options without paying like listening in YouTube, Spotify,...