Week 11-Task 11- Is Downloading Music/Movies Wrong?

Lecture:

I slept in for this weeks lecture, but from the discussion in the tutorial and my own personal opinion on this topic, I was able to get a sense of what was missed. Some people are against the idea of downloading music and think that it is morally wrong. Some would say that it is ripping people off. The internet is a domain which is paid for by the consumer, so it is not totally free and we are not the only ones doing this. Paying for a CD when you only want one song off the CD is a waste. There are lots of free items on the internet and not just music.

In terms of music, the co-operations are loosing out, they spend the money to put in advertising and they are not adapting to the ways of society. It is just a vicious circle of life. It costs heaps more to put a CD out there than it is to put a movie. Also in terms of music, lots of people have IPODS and use itunes, so it is cheaper to download the music then to buy all of it. It is a lot of memory to fill.

I believe that downloading music is okay but when it comes to the movies, I believe that it is wrong. Movies take a lot more money and time to make which isn’t fair to others who took the time create the film.

While some like to buy their CDs or films for the artwork, but it is easier to just download it online. It is all your personal opinion and perspective


Readings:
When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide. Learning @ Griffith

The topic for the week had to dealing with downloading music and movies from the internet. It is about morally if it is legal or illegal. Every individual has their own view, but in the article for this week’s reading goes on to talk about the record companies.

The company that the writer worked for would go on extravagant meals and charge everything to the record company along with everyone having assistants. The writer goes on to talk about that it is an “An industry of excess.” Over the years, technology has changed and is always growing, improving and buying CD’s is not as popular, unless you like the artwork that comes with it.

We are currently in the digital age, the writer goes on to describe the changes over time with cassette players, CD players and now we have mp3 players. Trading and borrowing music is what people have done for years. It is a way to listen to other music and it is not as expensive. Getting the free music makes it more interesting, you can test out the music or get one or 2 tracks without buying the whole CD. Napster was huge amongst students, as it was free and students are cheap and poor.

For some though, the physical possession of the cd is just as important as the music itself, you can brag about the amount you have and the various artists you listen too. Times are changing and always will be, someone has to lose out and there will always be that nerdy acne kid scheming the system.

Tutorial:
This week’s tutorial was supposed to be a demonstration on how to make a video, but it has been postponed to next week. This week was a catch up week on the blogs and other assignments.

The movie making task has been moved to next week.