Without further ado, my research topic for Jomc 50:
Film Downloading from the Internet
The college stage of life is filled with aspects of parties, basketball games, and of unbridled independence and freedom. However, this does not exclude the near state of "poverty" that accompanies the privileges of being independent. Paying for food and apartment bills are enough to exhaust the money resources of any full-time student. This leaves very little left for leisire and entertainment sources. With the introduction of peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa and Napster emerges a savior to the strictly budgeted student.
Is it illegal to download copyrighted materials such as movies as well as the music of artists like that of Eminem and Metallica? It's said that millions and millions of dollars are lost to both music and film industries each year due to the unlawful piracy of movies and music on the Internet. On the other hand, the attraction to getting free material is easily preferable to actually paying money for what many consider to be overpriced items. The battle rages on and there has yet to be a solution. There are many issues at hand and I cannot help but agree to both sides. If the film and music industry are able to win the battle, how will they implement copyright protection on the Internet? If film and music industries are victorious, would this case eventually result in a restrictive type of censorship on the Internet?
In actuality, this battle would affect everyone that interacts with the Internet. Students and adults alike would be affected by an issue that borders between a case of personal rights and freedoms on the Net as well as copyright infringement. There is no clear black and white answer to the solution.
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