My personal opinion on file sharing is it can be very useful. But there are a few consequences. I have to admit that I have downloaded a few things in the past. I personally like buying music because the music itself will have better quality than downloading it from a file. I would not download movies, it takes up a lot of space on my laptop or computer and i'd rather see a movie on my TV or in the cinema. Even though file sharing can be very useful it is neither right or wrong, it usually depends on what the file contains.
If I produced my own piece of art/song/movie, I would hold the same opinion because if people were downloading it for free, I would be loosing money. I would not go too far by suing people large amounts of money. But I would appreciate the fact that people did like my own piece of art of some sort. I do understand why people who downloaded the Hurt Locker were sued, large productions can be loosing money which can lead to not having enough for another movie.
In reality, it is not acceptable to download copyrighted material because it is still stealing. Yet everyone still does, it is the easiest way to get things.
I too have downloaded illegally. I do not have enough money to buy the actual cd.
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