To Share or Not To Share? - response :D

question 1

What is your personal opinion towards file sharing? Is it right or wrong?

Well my opinion on file sharing on the internet is that it is a normal thing to use because people don't want to buy CDs from a store and burn the files on to their computer just to put onto an iPod or mp3. It just to much trouble to do every time you want a new song. also kids/teens wouldn't be able to get the music they want ether because they don't have credit cards to pay for songs on the internet, and i know personally that my parents wouldn't use their credit cards every time i wanted to download a new song. I think they would have gone broke by now if i did. Even though i say that file sharing is ok, i still think that it should be limited because the people that made the file should still get something out of it. For example, lets say the site limits the download to every 3 songs/movie/picture you download a 3 min add pops up because to post an add on a site you have to pay the site owner money for every click or view on that add. so the site owner should send some of that add money to the creator of that specific file, so that they can also be payed at least something.

question 2 

If you produced your own piece of art/music/movie, would you hold the same opinion?


If i produced my own file and it was being shared on the internet, yes i would stay with my opinion because i think that if it's being shared then people must like it, and if people like it then that would eventually open an opportunity for profit. i also stay behind my opinion because even if it doesn't become very famous and no opportunities pop up i'm still getting payed something because of the adds that show on the site the people are using to download my file.

question 3

Do you feel it is morally acceptable to download copyrighted material if it's only for personal use?

i honestly think that its morally acceptable to download music from the internet because as long as the persons file has some creditably to the creator then its ok. besides most people put their stuff out there just to be known or just because they want to say their opinion through artwork or song or movie. also for a movie it has to come out in theaters first before anyone can download it and usually the quality of the video is just some guy holding a camera in the theaters, so most people think its just better to go watch to movie in theaters. also with songs the artists songs just becomes more popular and so the people go out and see the artistes concerts or if its a DJ then the person goes to see them in a club. so ether way the artist is still getting payed something.