- THINK about these questions:
- Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
- Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them stealing?
- What kind of penalty, if any, should people get if they illegally download content?
- Now, READ this article [and then return here to this page]:
- [DO NOT WATCH THE VIDEO, WE WILL DO THAT NEXT CLASS]
- New Anti-Piracy System Hits U.S. Internet Users 2-25-13
- Now, THINK about these questions AGAIN and choose one to comment on below:
- Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
- Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them stealing?
- What kind of penalty, if any, should people get if they illegally download content?
Now, Comment Below!
120 comments:
Yes downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them is wrong and is not right to the city.
i think people should just pay for the music they stole there is no need to like times the money they owe 1,000,000 times thats absurd. Or you could restrict them from having internet access for a certain time. I mean why should any one goto jail fo digital music and also music should be free period. Musicians make way more than enough to sustain their luxurious life feelmeh?!
I think that it is wrong. I also cant lie I used to watch a lot of bootleg movies. If you did commit this 'crime' than I think you should do like 30 days in jail or something like that. I dont really think this is a big controversy because if anything the movie does have a no piracy policy in the previews. If the user didn't really listen than the company should fine them or do what they said in the preview.
Q1: No Because People All Over The World Do It Everyday.
Q2: I Dont Really Know.
1.) I feel that its not wrong because to watch a movie on a site should be free because they went through so much trouble so i can watch it so ima sit back and watch the movie its not like its gonna kill anybody that i watched or listen to a movie or music for free.
2.)How can it be stealing like the people who created the music or movie should make it harder to link it then people dont have to watch it for free if its hard to get so its not stealing if i can just take it easy
3.)You should not be a penalty because dont get mad i can watch something for free they just want you to pay for everything.
I think downloading music and movies is not wrong because if everyone had to pay 500 hundred to download like10 song no one would be buying anything and thing like itunes would be shut down...But if you get 5 songs from some other website you dont mind spending 5 dollars on those other 2 songs
I think downloading music and movies without paying is some what stealing because we are just taking the songs and videos without any concern and aren't paying or asking the person put it up for permission.
The kind of penalty would be to reducing their connections speed after five or six offenses.
I think that downloading music and movies on the internet without paying is wrong because basically stealing. People that post the music and movies on the internet for other people to downloading the stuff is at fault to. Because there allowing and creating a site where your doing illegal activities.
Daisy Godoy / Period 5 : )
I think downloading music & movies from the internet without paying for them is in a way wrong , but not wrong , because 1) I feel that everyone has the right to listen & download movies , and music without paying because they might not have money to pay for music, and movies ; 2) the people that make the movies, and music should get a profit from their art work they make to show the world.
Downloading music, and movies from the internet without paying for them isn't stealing , but again it is because your doing it in the most legal , safe way , but at the same time your taking someone's song or movies without them knowing.
I think the penalty people should get if they illegally download the content should be pay a fine of $1 for music & $10 for movies, or jury duty.
no I disagree with this comment
I agree with the 1 because it shouldn't matter because like it says it not going to kill anybody
Q: Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong ?
A: No I personally don't think it's wrong because people do it every single day and been doing it for a long time so all of a sudden we have to pay just to download music we want to hear then people will stop wanting to download and not pay then they will not get as much money as they think. That is horrible for them doing this to us. Also theres going to be a lot of ANGRY people all over the world.
I still don't think it's wrong at all to download free music.
I think that people should pay for the songs that they stole and get arrested for steeling.
downloading music and movies is not stealing,im just getting them for free .The penalty should be a low fined not going to jail for like 5 years and the system is stupid - Jason alfaro
I think that downloading music and movies , is illegal unless it's free .
i disagree with you we should get a slap on the wrist instead 30 days in jail because they dont have a lot of space for everybody who have been using bootleg
I think its illegal unless your using and application.
It is if you don't have an application that allows you to get them for free
Violation of property
1. I really don't think it's nothing wrong with getting free music and/or movies from the internet. 2. Yes, and no in a way. Yes, because it isn't ours, but no because they would've never put it up there for free if they didn't want us to take it. 3. I think we should just pay them there little 3 to 5 dollars if they want it back
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In a way downloading music and movies without paying for it is wrong, but who is really suffering from it? Of course its like stealing but thats only if you look at it in that way. Is finding five bucks on the floor that someone dropped stealing? I feel that if you download it off of a site like youtube you were already listening to the music for free anyway. Sure if you have the money its fine to pay for it should be illegal for them but whatever happened to robin who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, I know it isn't something that anybody needs but music is important to most. Plus they already get money from tours, they can put it in the stock market and make more. Look at all the music artist that are known... Do they really look like struggling. They really shouldn't get in trouble for downloaded music if its off of youtube, and if your streaming movies shouldn't be illegal if you don't download it.
I think that there should be nothing wrong with downloading music and movies without paying because not everybody can pay for it .
in a way yes it is wrong to download music with out paying for it but at the same time some people dont have enough money to pay for it to download. by: bryan tachiquin
If people illegally download content, their punishment should just be to pay for whatever they downloaded; the punishment shouldn't be SERIOUS.
Downloading music online shouldn't be illegal because it's just the same as when we watch videos on youtube repeatedly and get no punishment. Also but people downloading music offline doesn't hurt anyone i think there should only be a punishment if someone stole the actual disc or something from a store but no online.
i think they should get fined for a couple dollars, not a big penalty because its not that bad downloading music off the internet
I think it shouldn't be illegal because people download music on the internet and the wbsite says nothing is wrong with downloading it. And others download it from Itunes and youtube so its not illegally downloading.
I do not think it is wrong to download content without paying for it. If it is out there on the world wide web for everyone to see, then it makes no sense for someone to expect pay. The creators also put it upon themselves to put their work out so they should not complain.
i think that really mesed up and not cool how the are just like now "hey were ganna slowdown your internet cause your trying to listen and wach movies" slowin down my internet, ant nobody got time for that!!!
i dont think there is nothing wrong with downloading music and movies ....but however i do think that downloading movies and making bootlegs then selling them on the street is very wrong and that they should be punished by having too pay a fine too make up for all the piracy they committing.
I do not think piracy is such a big deal as the government makes it when the government lies and steals for us. I think they should pay a 9000 dollar fine and that would stop people from doing this so often. I think they should crack down on ALL piracy and dont let no one get away with it and that will make people know you are serious but I dont think piracy is that bad
I think the consequence should be that you should get a fine and have to pay 1,000 for every video/song you downloaded, and if you can't afford that then you should get 5 months in jail..
Yes it's stealing. But it's not like people haven't done worse things!
We've all killed a bug, or a fish. That's a life. I don't think it's that bad honestly.
i dont think that its wrong like really its like who care and i think a punishment it should but you just cant download what ever you were trying to download but i mean it is kinda stealing but yea
I think that downloading can be a good thing but can also be a bad thing. I think it is ok because some people don't have much money to be downloading all the new things that are coming out. They would like to have those things but can't always afford it. I think it is wrong because the company that the product is from isn't getting the money they are supposed to get for it.
I think it is wrong by doing so because dont they want views and users, and what they are doing may have less users and less people downloading. And wouldn't it affect schools because of having to pay extra for songs for school projects exc.
Joseiah Moore
I disagree you shouldn't be charged nothin'. Ain't nobody got time for that!
downloading music and movies from the internet without paying them is not wrong because some people cant afford it and they should be able to get it for free.
i wouldnt consiter it stelling because we wont to here ther music or see there things so its like entertainment
Rly tho. Ain't nobody.....
Illegally downloading music and movies is a very controversial subject. Downloading these items without the permission of the creator does in fact rob them of their profits,but music and television are also works of art that should be accessible to everyone regardless of their financial situation. Charging high prices for these types of artwork is another way to rob the lower class of the knowledge that can be attained by the wealthy. In this article offenders are going to be punished through slow internet speeds. I do not believe that this is justifiable because downloading music and movies for free should not be illegal. Charging higher prices for artwork based solely on who it is created by is wrong. Performers should be allowed to charge for live concerts,but their music should be given for free. POSTED BY BRANDON CLAPPER
I think that downloading ilegal music is not stealing its not a crime because if u can download something ilegal then every one is going to do it if they didn't want people to download it they should fix it make it so that we have to pay until then stop complaining about. It i dont think we should be punished because we got to pay for everything in this world they can't let people have this one little thing.
1,ooo dollars? forreal? for something like a $5 song?! -_____-
I think that its wrong to download music and movies for free off the internet because people worked hard to make the music or movies, yet i do think it doesnt matter because the people who made the products are probably more rich than the people who want to purchase the product, so in a way, it shouldnt be a crime to download music or movies free off the internet. If there should be a penalty for downloading music and movies off the internet, i think the price should be how much the product cost.
If its free take it.
I dont think downloading music and movies without paying is wrong because some people cant afford it.I think downloading music and movies free is stealing because people that made the movie make it to make money and people are just downloading music and movies for free.I think they should get fined so they will wont do it again.
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Downloading music and movies on the internet is wrong. It is stealing. The musicians/owners of the content made it for a reason, to get money. It is a service they are doing for the exchange of money. For example instead of thinking about it as music, think about it as maybe 8 hours of working. Taking the music/movie content for free is taking away money that the artist would have made if you bought it legally. I believe they should monitor people's computers if they ever pirate a movie to make sure they never do it again, or monitor what other websites these people are going to so they can shut them down. They are denying these people their right to the sweat of their brow. Just because these artist have money or these people have enough things in their life doesn't make it right to steal. If you want it, pay for it. The law is completely just and there is no reason for this not to go into action. If you don't illegally download content then the law won't effect you. Its as simple as that. Music isn't a necessity, movies aren't a necessity so if you can't find the money to pay for them, then you don't get them. No one has the right to steal from someone. Is music really a good enough reason to take money from aspiring artist and people?
~Jason
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downloading music and movies without paying is not hurting anyone so it shouldn't be illegal
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I think downloading music and movies from the Internet without paying is Not wrong because not all people have enough money to pay for the music they want to heard or the movie they want to download even though some people don't got money at all.
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I think that downloading music and movies in the internet without paying is not wrong because in the internet they are some websites that allow you download music and movies for free and they never tell you to pay. Then because many people do not have a lot of money that what they are trying to do is take away money from people.
Luis Bautista
no i dont think that it wrong because it the website that letting you do it so i think that the web site should get in trouble but not the person who downloader the music or movies carl applon
I think that it is not wrong for people that download music and videos wrong because it's not their fault that the people who make money from them don't do nothing about it, but if it is a problem for the ones who produce them, then they should say something. No I don't think it's wrong unless people download it for a negative reason.
I really dont think downloading music and movies should be illegal . I feel that its not hurting anyone , so no one should be fined or anything. Its just people trying to get more money. If i ever get fined for downloading music ima be HOT . But anyway , fining people for downloading stuff is stupid , people are wasting their time trying to find a way to punish people for doing something this simple .There are bigger ,more important problems for people to worry about .
I think, hello I'm Oshion by the way, but I think downloading music off of the internet for free is casual nowadays. Unless you have an iphone or a windows phone (like I do :P) you have apps on your phone that gets music for free. We used to live in the age of itunes where you would pay 99 cents for a song. People still go on itunes but when you can connect your phone to a computer, what's the point anymore? It isn't hurting anybody. Oh, Poor Government. The have Billions upon billions of dollars. It's so sad they don't get 10,000$. No. The government is screwing us over enough, do they really need that extra 99 cents out of my pocket so instead of giving it to a homeless person or getting food for myself I have to give it to the government so they can pay police officers to do Diddly Squat. So let the people download free music. It's music. The artists get enough money from wearing a shirt that says "Coka Cola" damn it.
Jordan Corbino
To question 1 I think that downloading movies or music off the internet is not wrong
because it's just getting something you want and it's a free country. Also why would it be on the internet if people don't want others to access their movies or music. If someone downloads a movie or a song they shouldn't be punished for it.
I think that downloading music and movies from the internet without paying is wrong because it's like that music or movie cost money to make so you can just take it without paying and the person that made it needs at least something in return because it came out of them.
I think downloading music from the internet is wrong,but at the same time isn't wrong. I think this because lets say there is a artist with a albulm and you download their music for free you are messing up their career off the hard work they did, making them lose money. Now I think it isn't wrong because its music what i you don't have money you can get it free. I think the penalty should be you get a kind of ticket or something, but not jail it's not that serious.
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i think that downloading music illegally is okay because most music/songs are only like a dollar and the "artists" make millions of dollars on concerts so music download is not rely as big as movies in my opinion because movies are worth 30+ dollars on blu-ray and is the main way that the producer makes money on the movie even if it made millions in box-office it makes more in video sales
-Griffon W. Stewart
I feel that downloading music and movies from the internet is partially wrong because in a way you are taking that artist or actors money. By you not paying for it the money isn't somehow getting to them for the albums they intended to SELL not give away. But then again when I think of youtube mp3 converters I would have already been watching the video for free so why shouldn't I be able to keep it for free to. This leads me to believe youtube videos are just a tease, a free sample for their music before you buy the real thing. That explanation makes me even more confused of if it's right or wrong because the actors and artists must be still making money somehow even when we are pirating music and movies what with all of there expensive tastes right?!
question: Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them stealing?
answer: downloading music and movies from the internet without paying is not stealing because a lot of makes videos and music to entertain and to teach people things and who wouldn't like if something goes viral and want millions of people actually enjoying their creation.
-Amanda Ceja
IMMA BOSS!!!!!
I just think people are greedy.
If people download whatever they should have a consequence because its not fair to the people that have to put there hard work and money to produce something that others can just take for free. Its not going down like that. Lol!
-Brodie
I do not think that it is wrong to download music/movies from the internet for free. It isn't right but it isnt' wrong. You download music for free because you don't have the money. You can watch free movies and music stuff off of YouTube so why would it be so wrong to do it on other sites? The only wrong thing about it is that it can get your computer a virus. People just be freely able to listen and watch what they desire, most of us do. It doesn't make it wrong, yeah someone made that for a lot of money themselves and spent a lot of time on that but still, they put it out there for other peoples views so why would it seem so wrong? I just think people should have the right to watch or listen to what they feel like and have no worries of it being wrong or not.
-Isis Saechao Block B c:
For the first ? i believe pirating is messed up and wrong because you get no money for downloding movies or song and your taking money from the people who made it if you self what ever you downloaded.
I think that downloading music for free is not morally wrong because there is no victim who is hurt or impacted critically. I also believe this is illegal because the rights holders don't make the ninety-nine cent you spend to buy a song but it really is not a serious crime. The penalty should be just paying the original price for the product.
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I think that the penalty for downloading music or movies/ Piracy should be fined for money.
In my opinion downloading music and movies is not stealing. The reason I think this is because almost everyone uses it and if it was stealing there wouldn't be the websites which you could download them.
Qt.3
"No. The government is screwing us over enough, do they really need that extra 99 cents out of my pocket so instead of giving it to a homeless person or getting food for myself I have to give it to the government so they can pay police officers to do Diddly Squat."
I KNOW RIGHT!
I think that it is not that bad to download music and movies from the internet because first of all music is art. A lot of music artist use Music to express them selves and they use music so other people can relate to what they say. For me that Art and the freedom of expressing your self and other feeling the same way as the artis should be free. It should not be consider a crime! Art is not a crime. Also I think that this idea is kinda dramatic and you have to pay a lot for this "crime". If people keep on doing this I think that they should just like pay the prie of the song but not like pay like $2,000.00 just for download like 2 songs or something like that. Yup I think that new law is over dramatic and it is kinda wrong but not completely because a lot of people do it any way. I think it is not because you are looking the songs and movies and is a way to thank the artist.
No it isn't wrong to download music and movies without paying. No download music and videos without paying stealing. I don't think those people deserve any punishment for the pirating, but if their was it would be a limit to their downloads. -Marquis
Angeles Avila
Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
Downloading music/movies from the internet without paying for them is not wrong to the people watching it because it is less money spent. However, to the artists/actors and or producers might be an offense because they have worked hard to make such successful product. But it is not wrong because if they would like/enjoy their job, they wouldn't mind or worry so much about the money. which i understand is a need but there is a lot already produced from movies in theaters and stuff. People that work in the media should try to also accommodate to the people's possibility. Also it is not wrong because if it would be, it wouldn't exist
I dont conider it would be steeling because it just entertainment an dit a fair deal and who dosent like free stuff
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I don't see how it can be considered wrong. If kids want to download music from the internet they are going to do it if they think its illegal or not.
To me it is not morally wrong because not everyone can afford to buy movies or music.
Personally I think that downloading music and things on the internet is alright in moderation. Technically yes it is stealing if you dont pay for the music that you have downloaded on the internet. A proper punishment for the act would be to fine that person or the general household if multiple people live there with that internet access should be to pay for the song.
I consider it not stealing because it depends where you download it from and how you do it. Otherwise I think it's not stealing if you get it from a website that allows free downloading.
um no its not wrong. this is how i get all my music and im not a bad person. i do in a way consider it stealing though. but im not the one who stole it, im just the one downloaing it .... see what i did there
-cheyenne
for question 1, i think that people are wasting their time by downloading songs and movies for no reason if they dont get anything back, because all their doing is making money for the people who made it. (Lyana)
Maya Primus
Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
I think that downloading music and movies for free is neither wrong or right. Some people might not have money to pay for these movies or music but really want to watch and listen to them but at the same time when you get the movies or music for free, the people that work at companies that make people pay for music and movies might be out of business because of the movies and music that people are downloading for free.
YES I DO THINK DOWNLOADING MUSIC AND MOVIES ARE WRONG WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM BECAUSE ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT.... DUHHH
and honestly if you still buy your music i have no words for you .....
- cheyyyy
Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
No and Yes. No because to us that is a way where its less money spent, plus the websites wouldn't exist (youtube converter) ( flvto) in order to make them " illegal" things. but yes it is wrong to the actors or producers because they are the ones who worked hard to make it and they are the ones loosing money.
I think that downloading music and movies from the internet without paying is not wrong because if they did not want us to download music or movies without paying then why would they invent a website like (flvto) or (youtube converter) that makes it capable for us to do this.
Its NOT wrong at all to download free movies and music from the internet at all.
Its kinda is stealing but not in a bad way.
I think a reasonable penalty is to stand in the corner for 10mins
-Sameenah Muhammad
downloading a song or a movie with out paying is not steeling because music is a way of expresion and if people restraining others from expressing them selves then thats where the problem start ANACHY will take over and thats because people are not able to expres three selves.
True :)
Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them wrong?
~ I believe downloading music and movies is partially wrong, but partially not.. I believe this because If the song or movie is not asking you to pay in order to download it you shouldn't have to waste your money on it.. But, it is wrong because of Copy Rights..
In my Opinion downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them is not wrong because both are entertainment and enjoyable also a lot of people wouldn't like to buy it therefore aren't going to listen and or watch it.
I agree with you :)
I don''t consider it stealing because there are websites that help you download the content & people always do it to save money.
Emily Hassan : I think downloading movies without paying is wrong because someone took time most likely years to make those movies and getting money for it is all the effort they made getting paid off. I dont think downloading music is wrong because you can listen to music anywhere for free and millions of people buy music for numerous reasons . They both have their wrong and right features.
Downloading music online shouldn't be illegal because it's just the same as watching videos on youtube all day long with no punishment. But downloading music offline is not bad its not like its going to kill people. i think there should only be a punishment if someone steal the cd or something from a store but not online that makes no sense.
Question 1: I would that I go both on the question because I have some songs on my phone that I have downloaded for free, but then again I can understand because if I was an actor or a musical artist I wouldn't get paid if no one paid for my music or paid to watch my movies because everyone could just download it for free- Juan Adame
Rhalani Smith
Is downloading music from the internet without paying for them wrong? Downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them is considered wrong by the law, but they shouldn't be on the internet saying "Download for free" if they are. It shouldn't be on the internet if the law says it's wrong because it's just tempting people to download them without knowing the concequences. So it shouldn't be wrong for people to download them.
Q:Is downloading music and movies from the internet without paying for them stealing?
A: I think it is not stealing because music is music its not what we wear is what we listen to the lyrics,Music is not a thing that we need in our life we only use it just to listen when we are bored. So when you download Music or Movies its not stealing because you downloading it doesn't say the price.
Steven Palomares
I consider downloading entertainment to not be illegal because of the many websites that allow you to download this kind of entertainment. I used to download music from websites like youtube to mp3, and vise versa, but that was two years ago until I decided to actually buy music from iTunes.
Downloading music and movies is not stealing. It is getting a pass on going all the way to the store to buy a whole music disk that you only listen to one song on or paying for single songs that are over priced. It is saving money on a $29 movies and giving people the opportunity to see the movie that they wanted to see but couldn't afford it. People just over react to the fact that people are seeing the movie and they aren't making as much money because people aren't paying to see them. - Masud W.
I think yes. Reason why is because we're stealing from the artist just cause
people allow us to.
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