I think the movie was very
interesting in how it showed that something that seems like no big deal –
buying an imitation handbag, for example, is actually just the tip of an
iceberg and supports a huge chain of illegal goods and illegal activities. The
crime itself might not seem to be such a big deal, but when you consider the
millions in lost revenue by the companies being scammed and the money
laundering and other crimes involved to support the illegal activities, then
you realize that it really is a big deal, that without the demand on the
consumer side for such knock offs, the supply would shrivel up. Plus you see
that while buying a purse might not be dangerous, buying pills of unknown
quality could put you at risk for serious injury or even death because you have
no idea if they are what they say they are or how they are made, and it is all
just to save a few bucks. It is not worth it.
Personally
I have never downloaded an illegal song, I buy songs legally on Itunes for a
dollar. I see downloading songs illegally as no different from stealing
something and I have always discouraged others from copying software when I
knew they had the means to buy the software legally. I do admit that when I was
younger I did copy a few computer games illegally and that was wrong, but that
was a long time ago when I couldn’t afford the software. Now all my software is
legal.
On
the other hand as a photographer, I am really annoyed at how nonchalantly
people copy images off the internet and never once think about the rights of
the artist who made them. Such free images have hurt the market for photography
because people see no reason to
pay for something they can get for free.
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