File-Sharing Programs and Their Effect on The Movie Industry

In my time I sadly have watched a pirate DVD, at the time I didn't know the harm that pirated films caused the industry nor did I worry about it, after all these were multi-million dollar films, what's the price of a movie ticket to them? But since I started a film production course at university I have learnt the effort and time that goes into a film. The number of people involved can be astronomical if it's a large budget. If it's an indie film and a smaller crew it means more work for the crew and cast and working to a tighter buget so when they meet someone who says "I saw your film but didn't want to pay to watch it" it's almost as bad as a bad ...  Read the complete review

There is currently a lot of coverage in the news at the moment regarding the use of the internet to freely download copyrighted material, particularly where films and music are concerned. The government are now planning to introduce a scheme whereby they will order all internet service providers to send out government warnings to all users whose ip addresses have been tracked as using the internet to download illegally. The warning states that should they continue to do so, their internet connection will be cut off. The scheme was developed after film and music industries claimed that the internet service providers need to be more aware and take stronger ...  Read the complete review

So let's look at the benefits of downloading movies from the Internet: You can watch current films from the comfort of your own home, quickly have the films at your fingertips without the hustle and bustle of the cinema, and you can pause the film whenever you need a quick toilet break. Best of all, it's all absolutely free. You might wonder then: What is the downside of this? Every year, film piracy and people downloading films from file-sharing programs mean that the film industry is losing out on a massive amount of its revenue. If people are choosing to download current films rather than go out and view them at the cinema then there is a knock on effect ...  Read the complete review