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6/12/2018 8:29:17 PM
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Is file sharing really all that bad and inherently wrong?
Specifically in regards to music.
[b][u]I'm going to refrain from giving any real opinion on this matter as a means to stay neutral and better understand all sides and points, but I will be playing a bit of Devil's advocate.[/u][/b]
With that out the way... The most common argument for file sharing is that it's the equivalent of letting someone borrow or use your physical copy of an item you purchased. If an individual has a cd and let's a friend or two borrow it so that they may rip it to their computer, is that stealing or sharing? Is file sharing viewed in a different light 'cause said "sharing" is on a much larger scale with "friends" all over the world?
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I’d consider any usage of it that permanently gives someone the product while you also have it is at least not a great thing to do. Theft is probably not quite the right word, though. Practically, however, I don’t think file sharing, even on a grand scale, is nearly as big a deal as people make it out to be. In my experience, if people have the will to purchase something and the funds to do so, they will buy it. Hell, people pay into content all the time that would be free otherwise. Some say that, for example, a pirated copy is a lost sale, but that’s not necessarily the case. There’s a big difference between being willing to get something for free and being willing to pay for it. A lot of pirate cases are probably people who wouldn’t (or couldn’t) buy the content anyways.
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If you have to ask, then you know it is.
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I don’t believe it causes any harm if it’s just between friends and such, but if someone just straight up posts it on the internet without the artist’s permission, I don’t think that’s okay. Happens all the time anyway, though.
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When I think of sharing I think of a demo. I draw the line at distribution of copies, by means not authorized by the record studio/creator. I.e. pass a flash drive with music to your friends so they can copy and download.
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If you’re not paying for it then hell yes.
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From a moral standpoint, yes. It's a form of theft, in that you're acquiring something that you should pay for at no cost. More importantly, though, is the harm it causes from a business standpoint. One, it hurts the financial bottom line (which could shutter producers), and two, it hurts the figures (which can lead to shutdowns)
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I personally feel that it's theft. I know it's a little ambiguous to assume every song is someone's property. Here is the gray area. If you record the song from the radio or from a stream, is it fair game? Every song I have saved on my phone, I have or my son has the CD for. I don't buy individual songs from sites, because to me that's just stupid. I'll buy the whole CD and download it, probably never to use the CD again, but at least I "own" or purchased the content. I know you can get CDs from the library and download them, unless there is some form of encryption on them now.
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It's theft. When you download music, it's for your own collection (usually). When you borrow something, it's temporary, ie, you give it back, you don't get to keep it. Have I done it? ...sure I did, a lot. That's dosen't make it right though.
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You're distributing an artist's work for free without their permission. Sure, more people now know of that person's work, but exposure doesn't keep the lights on. Discussions like these always remind me of [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJx1Je7SMMo]this[/url].
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it is stealing the artists intellectual property. they work hard, and if you want to enjoy their work. pay them for it
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It's one of those, I downloaded software that would cost thousands for a licence, did that affect anyone? No because I would of never spent £50 on the software let alone thousands! I messed around with it and got bored, so no loss to anyone just a small gain for me. But then I've also downloaded films and music that I likely would of brought and payed for f he download option wasn't so convenient, has the film and music industry lost out there? Yup. I don't regret it tho, I'd of never brought all my music I would just have a select few albums and there is a massive flip side coming too... I've downloaded unknown artists before and liked them, if I like a band I'm likely to spend money on their merchandise, tickets, whatever else. So many artists are now famous due to the readily available free download 'market' that can bring even the most un known and unsigned artists to the global market stopping the monopoly that they industry has on the market. Over all I support illegal file sharing.
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I suppose it would depend on whether or not the act of sharing the file causes the creator significant financial loss. If you let somebody borrow a physical copy of something, chances are there would be little to no loss. Sharing a digital file however and making available to thousands is something else altogether.
