The battle against music piracy has one more supporter in the form of Sir Elton John. Sir Elton John is of the firm opinion that illegal filesharing is the root cause for increasing piracy in the music and film industry.Sir Elton John has supported all the methods to put a permanent end to music piracy. He also voiced his support in the favour of putting an end to illegal filesharing, which is undoubtedly the major reason for piracy. Elton John had earlier drafted a letter to the business secretary stating the concern that online downloading will harm the prospects of budding singers and other musicians.This is indeed contrary to the opinion of the Featured Artists Coalition, who is of the firm view that the Government should re-consider their proposal of terminating the internet connections of those who share files illegally.This has divided the music fraternity into two groups having different opinions. Several artists are against the idea of fining individuals who download music for purely recreational purposes. The FAC are currently in talks with different record labels.A group of artists are confident that rapid filesharing will hamper the sales of all music albums on sites such as iTunes. Moreover, many individuals tend to implement the CD duplication process without a proper authentic licence.






