Should illegal downloading be punished?

Should people who illegally download or copy music, movies, games, etc. be punished? That has been a controversial subject and is still debatable. Downloading or copying music, games software should not be punishable. Among the debate there has been no proven loss of money to bands, creators, or producers. Copying information is just borrowing. Copying doesn't mean the same thing as stealing. Stealing is taking the item so that the owner is unable to use it. The original item has not been removed or taken just duplicated. The music, games and applications are actually receiving more exposure being shared among friends. It gives people who would not have access to the item the chance to learn about it and then to pass it on to someone else. The companies who reproduce the items to actually ship to stores to sell are still making a profit because of the markup on the item to make money. There are always opinions of what is legal and illegal as well as what is punishable or not. My opinion is that for all of these reasons, illegal downloading should not be punishable.






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You Can't Take it Back

Have you ever posted anything on the internet that should never have been posted?  There was probably a time when you were angry or excited and wanted to tell the world. Maybe you sent some risky pictures to your girlfriend only to realize that wasn't such a good idea as you are breaking up? Be careful what you say and what you send over the internet. It may look like you are able to delete the items from the present application. But there is a hard drive somewhere that is still able to pull those things up for many years to come. Never put anything on the internet that you would mind your boss, mother or future wife to see. Your future employer is able to look at facebook to determine if you are a good candidate for the job you are interviewing for. Your mother is your friend on facebook and she sees every status and comment you make. Your future wife may not understand that you were only 17 when you sent those pictures to your old girlfriend. Just think twice before sending those questionable things out for the public to see.










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