Internet piracy is a very fast growing issue. Many people no longer go to the music store to buy the latest album out. Instead they can just access online from many different downloading sources. It is good for some people because not everyone can afford to pay thirteen to fifteen dollars for a music album. Piracy is a term used for illegal coping of a music album or a movie copyright. The many people that are doing the copies to make and extra buck are risking a lot. Some of them even go to movie theater and film the movie from there. Other’s will just wait for it to come out on DVD and they will just make multiple copies. I don’t think it should be considered illegal if people are doing it for their own personal use. As for music, there are different options. The consumer can simply download it from many different internet sources like youtube and some other‘s. It is also more convenient for the consumer because they can just download the music they want in the convenience of their home. If they are doing it to make money then that is a different story. It can be labeled as illegal. Being able to stop piracy is a big maybe. There are so many people doing it and so many more supporting them by purchasing so many copies. Stopping them is going to be very difficult. Think about it. Would you go and pay twenty dollars for a movie when you can buy the same exact one for only three dollars. Probably not. Now with today’s economy and prices sky rocketing, there are so many people that don’t have the extra money to by the latest album or newest movie that is out there. It is considered a privilege and food is more of a necessity. It is a want against a need. As for many music and movie industries the idea of trying to stop piracy is going to be a tough one. This is one of the biggest ongoing issues and I think that there is a larger majority for piracy than actually against it.
The people that are most likely going to take the biggest lose in this whole ordeal is going to be the music industry. The reason why I say the music industry is because they are the one’s who are selling the products and not making as much as they should. The musicians are still getting their music out there and they are still being loved by their fans. The consumers are not loosing either because if anything they are just getting the things they really like for an extremely better bargain. Such as music albums and movies. This is a situation where unfortunately someone always looses and in this case it is going to be the music industry because they are not going to sell as many copies as expected. They should still be happy that their products are being liked and the musicians, actors, and actresses are still getting the spotlight. Without the consumer celebrities wouldn’t be where they are today.
I like what you have stated on the fact that the music industry takes the biggest hit in this ordeal. To add to that point with insuffcient funds the music industry loses money on finding new talent and making higher quality music. People are either lazy or cheap to buy the lastest album. I remember when CD's where banging when I was 16 I bought a Paul Van Dyk album called Reflections and that album was so good that i couldn't stop listening to it but when i realized you could easily download an album just like it on the internet it deaden my experience of buying a high quality good. So to say that the consumers are not losing isn't actually right because I think it shows more love and respect when you pay for what you want rather than just getting easy. The bottom line is that the music industry has to create better ways of stopping piracy because if piracy continues the industry will lose its moviation to make better tracks and put out better artist to entertain us. So with that all said and done its crucial for people to realize that the music industry thrives of off the sales that contribute to its survival
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