Movie, Music and Software Piracy

The age old argument of trying to justify or condemn movie, music and software piracy... well I will try to keep this concise. I am not personally admitting to downloadng anything illegally. However, I see nothing wrong with the following scenario. If one was to download a computer game. The game turns out to be very very poor. How much happier would the downloader be that they hadn't wasted £20, £30 or perhaps even £50 on a five minute wonder. Shame on the publisher for releasing such trash. If on the other hand, the game is a gem. You find yourself playing it day in, day out, then you go out and buy the original. The publisher has then been rewarded and ...

okay so I feel that everyone has downloaded a song from the internet and the reason why we would do that is b'cause it's so widly available to do so. I think that it's okay to download tracks and movies if it's for your own benefit as there is no harm in that and the quilty isn't as good as a bought copy. I always buy the real copy as i like getting the box and the cover , it looks so much better to go on to your cd collection than a black cd with your name scribbled on it. okay you have to pay for it but cds are cheaper these days and i do enjoy going into a record shop to buy a cd. i think downloading for business is wrong okay you may be able to get to see ...

As a student at college, with a passionate interest in modern music and films, with little money, i would be expected to be hailing the piracy available nowadays. Its hard for me, but i dont dabble in such piracy going ons, i am on regular campaign to my friends, to stop the illegal market for piracy. For a start, its a down right shame for the artists to lose their hard earned money due to file sharing sites on the internet. Artists slog their guts out on a masterpiece of an album and then people cant even respect the hard work and energy that has gone into making the CD. The same goes for films, the amount of time, effort and money that has gone ...