1. What is your personal opinion towards file sharing? Is it right or wrong? Please explain.
If I said it was wrong, then yes i'd be a big hyprocrite. That's right.. I'm admitting I download media.. for free... on file sharing websites. BUT REALLY, who hasn't!? It's obviously no surprise because it's done by millions of people around the world. I can't deny it's a bad thing to do. It is stealing, after all and thou shall not steal! So yes, I do think it's wrong. I think we're basically stealing money from the real businesses that deal with music and movies etc. A lot of people buy pirated dvds instead of buying the actual dvd which means less dvd sales! But I'll still continue to do it. If none of the songs I downloaded were free, I would have spent over $200! My parents probably wouldn't even want me downloading music then and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the music I like to listen to on my portable device. BUT I STILL DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT. I'm going against my moral!
2. If you produced your own piece of art/song/movie, would you hold the same opinion?
I would defenitely hold the same opinion because instead of people buying the original copies of my work, people would be buying the cheaper, pirated copies of the original copy. This would mean that I'm not making the money I should be! Which is obviously not good for my business. not only would there be cheaper versions of my material, there would also be free versions! more people would turn to getting the cheaper, free stuff than buying the authentic stuff. I'd be losing money. I'D BE BROKE.
3. Do you feel it is morally acceptable to download copyrighted material if it is only intended for personal use?
I think it's the same for personal use as it is for public use. You're still downloading material for free... THEREFORE IT IS WRONG.
It's funny how we ALL download yet we know it's wrong. & we know the consequences. It's hard to give up something you're so accustomed to. You made a great point. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that you stated your opinion, even though it's the opposite of what you do. However, I somewhat disagree with you in saying that file sharing is wrong. I think that sometimes, it is okay to download files as long as it's for personal use. Since it's a digital file, the original file will still be with the original owner. I think it's only stealing if the original owner loses something.
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