The Internet has affected various media outlets in several ways. The biggest way the Internet has affected the media in regards to music and movies is iTunes. No longer do we need to wait in lines to purchase a music CD. We just download the CD in .mp3 format save it to our iTunes library and transfer it to our iPod or burn the files to a CD. This is fantastic. Also, you can rent and purchase movies via iTunes that removes the profit from the retailer. Apple has come into the picture as a leader in the media world.
As, for the “copyright laws” I am not a fan of them. If the information is available on the Internet then people should be able to download then. Shame on the companies for not having stronger protection on their media. We have billions of dollars for large corporations and they are going after the little man who downloads a song or two illegally. I can see if it was being downloaded and then sold then yes, I agree but if you download a song here or there it should not be a big deal.
Netflix is another great media outlet where we can watch videos online. You can log into Youtube.com and see video’s and listen to music streaming to your computer. It is crazy how media is available over the Internet whether its music, movies, or pictures. The newspaper, news, weather are all also available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
I agree with you on copyright laws, the burden should be on the large corporations that don't want their music downloaded. I remember warning my children about downloading music when they were threatening people with copyright laws. I also agree that is it's out there and available to download then we should be able to download it. They need to spend the money on changing that.
ReplyDeleteI agree Justin. Apple has become a leader in the media world. iTunes has become a program that everyone loves! It is so easy to be able to buy music directly online. I also like how you can choose the exact songs you want instead of buying a whole CD because sometimes I do not like every song by that artist. There are also programs like LimeWire where you can get music and videos for free. Like you, I do not really agree with the copyright laws. If it is there for a person to access, it is not our fault if we download it for free! They should not make it so accessible to us.
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