Restrictions to Protect Intellectual PropertyMost people have heard the term "intellectual property", which refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, trademarks or designs . In contemporary times, people have many debates about their lives and surroundings. One of the main arguments concerns intellectual property. With the development of technology, people can share their ideas more easily, which is related to intellectual property. The question is whether or not people should restrict intellectual property, meaning they should protect intellectual property or abandon it. For example, some people insist that there should be no restrictions on sharing published articles, because they can draw useful ideas from other people's articles to improve their articles. However, this can lead some people to steal other people's ideas without disclosing the source, which harms society. Therefore, it is crucial to have restrictions protecting intellectual property in four different areas, namely music, films, trademarks and patents. For starters, having restrictions on downloading music is important. Many people think that there should be no restrictions on downloading music because they can download and share music with others whenever they want. They don't need to go to some official websites to get the latest music or even new albums because they prefer to go to some P2P sites to search for new music, which is a common phenomenon these days. People prefer to use P2P sharing software rather than purchasing songs from stores or iTunes, according to the Pew Internet Project (McArdle, 2010). There are some advantages to downloading music through P2P websites or software, which saves more time in finding music and making friends with other people who like the same genre of music. Plus, they don't have to pay for the music. Therefore, they believe that not imposing restrictions on downloading music can bring more convenience to users. For example, Radiohead's "pay what you want" experiment shows that over sixty percent of people don't like paying for music. Only a few people are willing to pay because most people want to download music through P2P services (McArdle, 2010). Most people prefer to download music because P2P services are always free. Additionally, these services always classify music into different categories. People can find more music in categories they like and share their ideas about certain types of music with other users. Other people use software like "iTunes" and "Google Play Store" which costs little money..