Watching video via the Internet is becoming more and more popular. This week’s article looks at developments that have made video more accessible. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
How many people do you know who practice “digital theft?” Do they download their video, use streaming, or both? What sorts of video do they watch? Is video piracy the main reason for the drop in DVD shipments or are there other reasons? Respond to the following quotation: “Young people, in particular, conclude that if it’s so easy, it can’t be wrong,” said Richard Cotton, the general counsel for NBC Universal. What do you think the movie studios should do to solve the piracy problem?
Digital Pirates Article
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Whether we would like to admit it or not, internet piracy is out there and negatively affecting movie studios, as when something is for free, most people quickly run to it, even if it is illegal, simply for the sole purpose of saving a few dollars. I know many people that practice “digital theft”. Most of these people are teenagers of my age that would rather illegally watch videos online than go to some “Blockbuster” DVD store near them to rent a video or go to the cinema and pay an average of 8 to 11 dollars so they could sit in some dirty movie theater and be surrounded by butter and popcorn. Thus, they can save some of their weekly allowance and spend it when they go out to some place like the mall. Moreover, my friends use streaming when they practice digital “theft”, simply for watching videos of new movie releases. This summer, when the “Dark Knight” came out, my friends were already watching it on YouTube a little while after it was first released to movie theaters. At first, I was really surprised that such content was present on You Tube. However, I waited for a couple of weeks until I was able to go to the movie theaters and watch the “Dark Knight” on a really big screen (I’m not a fan of watching movies on a television at home). In my belief, video piracy is the main reason for the drop in DVD shipments, as right now, financial problems are a serious matter in places, such as America and many people cut back on their expenses in such times. As a result, many people who love things like movies and music turn to “digital theft” when they find themselves unable to spend money on such frivolous things, such as buying a new CD legally or watching a movie in the cinemas or renting it from a DVD store. As for the quote that states, “Young people, in particular, conclude that if it’s so easy, it can’t be wrong,” I think it is totally accurate. When people find something that is easy and that does not “hurt” them in an economic, energy or time-wise way, they immediately resort to it, knowing that they might be doing something wrong, however, they immediately feel better after thinking about how they will be saving themselves some time, energy and most importantly, a couple of dollars. In order for movie studios to solve the problem of online piracy and stop losing a substantial amount of money on their new releases, they could do several things. First of all, they should continue suing companies that “encourage” “digital theft” by providing links to such things. Thus, many other companies will be more cautious and slowly stop providing links to such “illegal” material, as they will be afraid of going “bankrupt”, due to the fact that money can either break or make a company. Last, but not least, movie studios could make special offers when it comes to “Movies on Demand”. For example, when a person purchases one movie to watch, they could be allowed to purchase another movies for free. Thus, people will be benefiting and saving themselves money, as well as not doing something illegal. Additionally, they will be watching “clear” and full-length movies. With these solutions, movie studios can expect to increase their revenues and attract more “media-goers”.
To begin with, addressing the question, I know many, many people that practice “digital theft.” Actually, I believe half, or even all of my friends practice “digital theft.” Some download their videos, some stream, and some do both. It really just depends on how patient they are. Some have the time to wait for a 1 hour video to download, other jut give it a few minutes on YouTube, or any other site to finish streaming. They watch different types of video, some watch movies, other just short episodes, and some watch footage from shows. There are many different things they use the Web for, and streaming is definitely the number one thing. I would have to say that video piracy is the main reason for the drop in DVD shipments. Why? I would say it is so because it’s quite apparent recently that the USA (the main manufacturer of both videos and movies), is going through rough economic times. Therefore, the people would go to cheaper ways of entertainment. Thus, they would go on the Web and search movies that they would much rather pay no money for, in comparison to going out and spending more money without having to. In response to the quote, well, it’s quite obvious. That quote does not even need to be said. Young people are lazy, and impatient. Even more, they are addicted to the Web. Therefore, I think that quote is completely true. Because the easier and quicker their access is to something, the more convinced they’ll be of the product; which in this case, is video downloads and streaming. In my opinion, the movie studios can find some way to not give any of the pirates the video/movie. This, unrealistically, would need a new invention of a new type of file or so; but it can be done. They can make it so that the pirates do not even know how to access the files of the videos. Another solution would be to focus more on the content of the Web, and seriously sue any pirates. Therefore, more and more will be scared, and they will eventually stop due to fear of getting sued.
you people are crazy!!!
joke, joke- I was just testing to make sure I remembered my user name and password, the next comment by me will be my response to the article.
That's a real bummer, I know I have watched streaming videos a few times, and almost all of my dvds are pirated copies, and after reading this article, I feel really guilty for the movie and film industry, especially since I have not one but to relatives who work for the television and movie industry, including in NBC. I guess it's true that the movie industry could provide free, legal online viewing options, like many sites on the internet are doing now for the music industry, like having advertisements pay for the movie watching, and also, Hollywood, could shut down for 8-16 months, as punishment for all the pirates and viewers.That would show them! I know that most of the people I know, pirate not only there music, but there video's, games and dvds and in Jordan that's tough to avoid. I think that piracy is the reason for the huge drop in DVD sales, obviously you spend a lot less getting 10 1 JD dvds than getting 1 15JD dvd at virgin megastore, that's why they sell so few dvds there. when mecca mall opened virgin, the people who ran Virgin, complained that nobody baught any dvds.
I know many, many people (far too many to count) who 'practice' "digital theft." In Jordan, it's a large revenue for many people. Although it's as illegal here as it is in the U.S., but no one really cares (as far as law enforcement goes) because even the officers buy the DVD's I'm sure. I don't know how many of the people I know download the video, or use streaming, but I'm aware of the DVD theft. The people that commit this theft watch everything from comedies to horror to romance. I think that the main drop in DVD shipments would have to be the piracy- its basic logic. This ties back to the problem iTunes was having- why pay for something that you can get for free? It might not be morally right, but it's logically correct. I think that most young people know its wrong, but it's convenient, so why not? It's easier than spending $10 to see the movie in theaters, and then use at least $6 more on soda, popcorn, and any other munchies, watching the movie, deciding its good, waiting for the DVD, then spending another $30 on the disc. It's a long process, and in the young person's mind, can easily be fixed by the click of a button on a site providing it for free. I don't think that there's anything to be done about the piracy, as proven by the premiere of the Dark Knight movie. The best they can do it keep track of the sites and ask the owner to shut down the streams and little blips that offer their movies.
I don’t know that many people who practice, “Digital theft”. The only people from my friends are always on the computer doing things that nobody ever knows about. The people that I know are always downloading from some kinds of programs and also stream from kinds of sites like watch-movies.net or even YouTube. The sorts of movies or videos that my friends download are usually horror, comedy, and even R rated movies. I think that many people do this which is ok, but if you do it too much you are steeling allot and it would be so wrong. I think that the piracy, as everyone has been saying, is the main reason for the drop in DVD shipments. I think that the quote is correct because young kids just want to get everything done quicker, not taking their time. So, when they are doing everything in a hurry they can’t accomplish what they want to do like “Digital Theft”, so it would dependently not me wrong. I think that it would probably only be wrong with adults, because they are much smarter than kids. I think that the movie studios should is hunt down and arrest everyone who does this. Another thing you can do is sue all the websites that has video streaming from a movie. Finally the last thing you can do is buy a movie, put it on the net, and sell it to people for a reasonable price like 10-15 dollars.
Omar Abdel-Rahim
Okay, to start this off, let me just get this out of the way. I know quite a few people who practice "digital theft" and people who have bought illegal copies of DVDs. I've done it myself, and there are many other people across the globe that does it as well. My friends who do this usually use streaming, because it’s faster, or they just download, because they think it’s more reliable. So they do both. They usually just download movies or songs, sometimes whole albums. But never too much at once. They even go downtown and buy them, because the government doesn't really mind. Again, I've done this myself, as I'm sure many others have. I am fairly certain that the drop in DVD sales is because of the illegal copyright infringement and downloading, and copying, as i don't see what else it could be. It affects all movies. As for that quote, I agree about the easy to access part, because, especially in Jordan, they are EVERYWHERE. But I disagree with the young people part, as I'm sure that it’s not just young people mostly but older people trying to save money, and get CDs easily. There honestly is very little that the studios could do, but my only suggestion would be to know who your selling to, and try hard to make a disc that is very hard to copy. That’s what I think they could do.
I know many people that practice digital theft, but I mostly see it happen in Jordan, even though it’s illegal, nobody actually cares. Most people I know use streaming, it depends on if they have fast internet connection so the movie could buffer in a few minutes. I rarely see people downloading the movie, as it takes longer than streaming; it all depends on how fast their internet connection is. They watch a new movie, about 2 months after it comes out, someone posts it on the web, and they would rather watch it online for free than buying it. I usually see people watching TV series online, for example, Prison Break. I think that this is the main contributor to the drop in DVD shipments, because I can’t think of any other reasons they would drop. I think that younger people are just like everyone else, they ask themselves this “It’s easy, It’s free” I don’t think this is only directed towards the younger generation, because everyone does this. I think that it’s impossible to solve this problem, people will not stop because it’s free and easy.
I know lots and lots of people who practice "digital theft". Most of these are teenagers of my age, some that download their own videos and some stream. They watch many kinds of movies or videos that my friends download are usually horror, comedy, and even R rated movies. I don't think that there's anything to be done about the piracy."Young people, in particular, conclude that if it's so easy, it can't be wrong," what Richard Cotton the general counsel for NBC Universal was accurate. I don't think this problem could be solved!
yeah i have seen people who took digital pirates. They practice to put videos and watch videos and i think it is a good thing that thy do that and most teenagers practice that
Omar Alsadi
I think a lot of people practice it. It the company’s fault. They sell there DVDS for like 50 JD’S each. Not everybody has that much money to spend on a DVD. I think the people I know do all of these. But I think mostly streaming because it is the fastest way possible. They watch all types of video. I think that is the reason why DVD shipments are going down. I also think because it is expensive to buy an original DVD. To solve there problem, they should lower the DVD prices.
Digital piracy is everywhere, weather its illegal or not people still bootleg games, movie, and DVD, its always practiced. Yes I do know people who pirate movies games and this sort of illegal involvement. They even hack other computers for fun. You surly cant get rid of boot legged movies because they will be around as long as the Internet is around. There are many websites who allow you to download movies for free then there are many websites who offer copying software’s so that you can keep the quality of the movies and charge more. One of the main places for boot legged DVD’s is “DVD Hamoudeh” and it is one of the most famous places around. It does affect the other DVD selling companies who only sell originals for the price the DVD company wants them to be sold at like and expensive price, while you can get the copy ones for an extremely cheaper price. So Digital piracy will not die out soon.
Digital piracy is everywhere, weather its illegal or not people still bootleg games, movie, and DVD, its always practiced. Yes I do know people who pirate movies games and this sort of illegal involvement. They even hack other computers for fun. You surly cant get rid of boot legged movies because they will be around as long as the Internet is around. There are many websites who allow you to download movies for free then there are many websites who offer copying software’s so that you can keep the quality of the movies and charge more. One of the main places for boot legged DVD’s is “DVD Hamoudeh” and it is one of the most famous places around. It does affect the other DVD selling companies who only sell originals for the price the DVD company wants them to be sold at like and expensive price, while you can get the copy ones for an extremely cheaper price. So Digital piracy will not die out soon.
I never knew that it was illegal for movies to be downloaded until reading this article. Actually I download DVD’s myself from websites, but I never knew it was, and yes I know a lot of people who do piracy, I personally stream my DVD from the websites. We watch all kind of things specially movies that are said to be good. I think that piracy is a really good reason for DVD shipments, because people would rather get it free than buying it, and everybody does piracy is a daily thing. I really don know what they should do for stopping piracy, I think this article connects to the Apple article, I think there is no solution.
I never knew that it was illegal for movies to be downloaded until reading this article. Actually I download DVD’s myself from websites, but I never knew it was, and yes I know a lot of people who do piracy, I personally stream my DVD from the websites. We watch all kind of things specially movies that are said to be good. I think that piracy is a really good reason for DVD shipments, because people would rather get it free than buying it, and everybody does piracy is a daily thing. I really don know what they should do for stopping piracy, I think this article connects to the Apple article, I think there is no solution.
To be honest, literally everyone I know practices “digital theft”, and yes I do it myself. I see it happen mostly here, in Jordan, in Croatia (where I lived before) and Poland. They use both of the above, download their videos and use streaming. Although they think streaming is better. Usually they watch new movies, or TV shows, rarely music videos or so.
I think piracy is one of the reasons for the drops, but although I do understand people who can’t afford a DVD for 30 JD or more.
I couldn’t agree with that quote more, everyone does it, but I really have no clue what they should do to solve the problem, they should probably lower the DVD prices…
I know many people in Jordan that practice digital theft, even though it’s illegal, nobody minds it. Most people I know use streaming, because it is kind of easier if you have fast connection. I rarely see people downloading the movie, as it takes longer than streaming. They watch a new movie, about 2 months after it comes out, someone posts it on the web, and they would rather watch it online for free than buying it. I think that this is the main contributor to the drop in DVD shipments, because I can’t think of any other reasons they would drop. People tend to buy cheap regardless of respect or law. I think that younger people are just like everyone else, they ask themselves this “It’s easy, It’s free” I don’t think this is only directed towards the younger generation, because everyone does this. I think that it’s really hard to solve this problem; people will not stop because it’s free and easy. Unless however the companies would get together and somehow stop people from uploading videos online, unless it goes through some sort of processing.
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