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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