Pirates vs. Capitalist
Sunday, October 11, 2009 by Simon212
This week’s lecture provided an interesting insight into the proportion of students who were involved in or distanced themselves from online piracy. As some have eluded to before me, it can be an awkward position to be in, having downloaded or shared files online, yet understanding the detriment we may cause in reducing the profits artists deserve. However in this contemporary context where online file sharing is the norm, how bad can one feel? Yar addresses this question and elucidates how attempts are being made to educate today’s youth on online piracy and how to avoid it. Perhaps this golden period of plunder will soon be over as legislation is developed and enforced?
The lecture also provoked the argument of whether or not we would download illegally material from a local artist, compared to an international artist caused considerable debate, but quite overwhelmingly the majority would prefer or strictly exploit only the international artist yet for differing reasons. One such reason could be the notion of immediacy, which is a constant feature in today’s digitized existence. As raised earlier in the blog by rs09 it is evident that many refuse to wait until New Zealand and other Southern Hemisphere countries have films and albums released when they can acquire a high quality rip online. Obviously piracy is worldwide, and Yar identifies its widespread existence in the United States, as the centre of technological advance and online capitalism.
This wave of piracy is continually expanding and reaching new levels. With Yar identifying astounding levels of corporate revenue lost due to piracy (607-8).
Subsequently the coming period of online capitalism versus online piracy will be of obvious interest as the film and music industry's attempt to preserve there margins and reduce the losses inflicted by online file sharing that is clearly so established in contemporary society.
The lecture also provoked the argument of whether or not we would download illegally material from a local artist, compared to an international artist caused considerable debate, but quite overwhelmingly the majority would prefer or strictly exploit only the international artist yet for differing reasons. One such reason could be the notion of immediacy, which is a constant feature in today’s digitized existence. As raised earlier in the blog by rs09 it is evident that many refuse to wait until New Zealand and other Southern Hemisphere countries have films and albums released when they can acquire a high quality rip online. Obviously piracy is worldwide, and Yar identifies its widespread existence in the United States, as the centre of technological advance and online capitalism.
This wave of piracy is continually expanding and reaching new levels. With Yar identifying astounding levels of corporate revenue lost due to piracy (607-8).
Subsequently the coming period of online capitalism versus online piracy will be of obvious interest as the film and music industry's attempt to preserve there margins and reduce the losses inflicted by online file sharing that is clearly so established in contemporary society.