Movies and music Piracy
Piracy became a very serious problem that is facing a lot of people and mostly those who make living or make out profit out of things that could be illegally stolen and published for free. Internet made it so easy to people to get the products and services that they should be paying for in an unethical way so they won’t pay for it but still get them for free , a lot of people wonder why would they pay money on a product while they can have it for free ? and this is why a lot of people do not care if it’s unethical or illegal as long as they are enjoying and benefiting from such actions.
Piracy of movies and music is a real problem that till now no one had found a proper solution to it . In fact it’s so disappointing to make alot of effort and pay a lot of money on something in vain that will soon be in the hands of the publics without appreciating or paying its price.
Any piece of music or movie created is done by people who work night and day in it and that are professionals and have a lot of experience in it , not only that but they pay money for releasing such products to the public’s, pay taxes as well and go through a lot of legal processes and procedures so that they would have a licensed piece of music or movie that would be legal to sell to the publics. All these things made by the music and movie maker inorder to have a copyright , the copyright makes it illegal for anyone to sell the products except for the maker and the producer and would be given only by their name.
One main problem is that the internet piracy became too easy , fast , affordable and popular that people all around the world are now using. It became a very repeatable action that people are doing it as if it’s a normal thing...
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...vies and the music because their economy is so much affected by such illegal actions and behavior by the people. Finally, its so much recommended to find better solutions and ways in order to get rid of the movie and music piracy so that it won’t make many problems and damages more than it already does.
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