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Home  Music Articles Stop Using Illegal Movie Downloads
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Stop Using Illegal Movie Downloads |
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Written by MarshallCraig
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Movie downloads have become so easy you probably don't know anyone who hasn't tried it at some point. Young people, especially, seem to have an expert knowledge of what's involved, whether they're with a group or on their own. Because of the many options open to them, it became very easy for them to do what they want without getting caught.
by MarshallCraig
Movie downloads have become so easy you probably don't know anyone who hasn't tried it at some point. Young people, especially, seem to have an expert knowledge of what's involved, whether they're with a group or on their own. Because of the many options open to them, it became very easy for them to do what they want without getting caught.
There's a big difference between illegal downloads and watching personal video on YouTube and other video sharing sites. In the latter, the owner of the video makes a conscious choice to publish what he has produced.
However, the companies who make major films have no say when their movies are stolen to be published on other websites, making them lose out on their profits.
The problem is that a lot of people think the only ones who are doing anything really wrong are the people doing the actual uploading and that those who are only watching the videos, are innocent. However, it only takes a brief look at legal statements released by the Motion Picture Association of America, the MPAA, to know how very untrue that belief is.
You might not ever realize the amount of harm you could be doing in downloading movies illegally. For, you, understandably, it's just a great chance to save some money and get a movie that hasn't even been released on DVD. But again, these are stolen goods, and getting them online is just as bad as if you went up to someone and bought pirated copies of them on the street.
If all the people who did illegal downloading were caught, prisons would be filled with them and the amount of fines being paid by others would add to a huge amount of money.
Rather discouraging, however, it has done little to raise the concerns of most people, who continue to do what they want.
It's sad to say, but people are naturally selfish, and if they think they can get away with something, they're probably going to do it. With downloading movies, they're usually right, and so they won't stop no matter how much it could hurt others. Of course, it's wrong to keep using excuses like this, but it just doesn't stop people from doing it.
Though it might be hard, you need to be a better person when it comes to downloading movies, and just stop doing it illegally altogether.
You put them in a very bad position, and should feel guilty about what you're doing. It's a hard habit to give up, but it's just the not the right thing to do.
There are all sorts of people involved in the movie industry. Some of them make a lot of money, but many of them don't. It's easy not to feel bad about high-paid actors losing money, but what about the extras and other workers? Tell everybody you know to stop downloading movies illegally. They may not like the idea, but in the end, they'll feel better about themselves.
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