Monday, October 12, 2009
by Anonymous
In the reading New Media & Society, Yar includes a theory that states “the burden of crime control is shifted away from the neoliberal state and toward individuals” (Muncie, 2005). Not surprisingly, it is individual's responsibility to obey the law and order. Especially in the aspect of Piracy, if there is no one follows the rules, piracy will spread without restrictions. As a result, media products would be facing serious threats. Certainly with some connections between individual and piracy, one major aspect that every one needs to think about is attitude about piracy.
Do people consider piracy as a serious crime, or it is some sort of accident. People may probably posit themselves innocent; all they did were not crimes. They just download or copy accidently, they don’t consider these “accidents” as illegal activity. As long as you keep copies for private reasons, and don’t sell for commercial purpose. It is no denying the fact that majority of people “accidently” break rules.
Up to now, new media technology becomes more individualised and personalised. Everyone has different taste of technologies, as well as different need of technologies. In the aspect of Piracy, many new technologies foment such crime. Such as those products which have functions to rip, rewrite and record. People use these advanced technologies to produce their own copies. At this situation, people seem to find excuses for their deeds. Perhaps, piracy would be a non-stop issue before people finally realise it is not an accident. Thus, in order to avoid piracy every individual needs to take responsibility.