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Mark Goldstein, Clinical Professor of Music Industry at USC’s Thornton School and former VP of Business Affairs at Warner Bros. Records, discusses the current legal status of file sharing technologies and the ongoing battle between the music industry and file sharing services, in the context of the question - "is it worth killing file sharing over the issue of copyright infringement?" He also talks about various strategies for combating illegal file sharing and whether they are effective in the long run, and isolates the central lure of file sharing to consumers - convenience.