In this day of age it is as if it is acceptable for people to download songs and videos from the internet for free. People believe that since it is only a dollar for one song they think it won’t affect the artist much, the only problem is that there are a million people who believe the same exact thing. The music industry suffered greatly when Napster, Kazaa, Limewire, etc, all of these websites where peer to peer sharing of songs happened.
One of the big reasons why all of this is possible is because an individual is not physically stealing. There is not the action of stealing or the risk of being caught is extremely slim. The only problem with online pirating is that if you are caught, it ends up with a large sum of money coming out of pocket just for not paying for a few songs on the internet. In my opinion it is as if the person is desensitized to the act of stealing because there is no physical act.
The availability of free songs has been made to be so easy that all you have to do is type in free music download into Google and will find out multiple sites where you can download all the songs that you care to have. Children require the knowledge that downloading free music is the equivalent of walking into the nearest Best Buy and stealing the newest and most popular CD’s of the famous artist around.
This is true. No one realizes the impact that using peer to peer sharing sites have on the artists and possibly on the person that is stealing music. There are consequences for that even though it isn't as likely that you would get caught. Stealing is stealing whether it is from a store or by peer to peer sharing sites.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what your wrote. I think paying one dollar for a song is not as bad as paying thousands of dollars for being caught. It is just not worth it, and anyone can get caught even kids. For a small action, you pay a big price that may change your life.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think that piracy is occurring on a large scale online? What motives beyond ease of access cause people to download music and movies?
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that most people are desensitized to pirating music. It's an easy click to download a file. I was trying to figure out why it would be such a big deal- costing so much in fines and such- but realistically, you aren't just stealing from the artist, but also the writers, the editors, the sound control people, and all the people who work for them. So even though it "costs only a dollar" and doesn't make that much of a difference, you're right to remind us that millions of people illegally download and share music. So it is kind of a big deal.
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