Even though many people will disagree, copywrite laws are used to protect a person's work from being stolen, catch people who download movies or music illegally, and decrease the chances of having someon's work stolen. For example, in order to protect a filmakers movie, whenever someone gets a DVD, it does not come with a license that promotes them to viewing the movie outsode the home. This means that they cannot show the movie publicly without having a special license. I do think though, that some things should be shared with others but only if its legal. If it is meant not to be shared, then it should stay that way. Obeying these rules is very crucial and if disobeyed, then you will suffer ocnsequences. In this one article, it mentions that college students are the number one age group to get caught doing illegal downloading. The reason for that is becasue they are not educated on the importance of following copywrite rules. That is why it is important for students to know beforehand about wy copywrite laws should be obeyed insted of learning it the hard way.I personally think that copywrite laws should be obeyed and if not, then the person who didn't follow them should pay the consequences. If a person wants to show a DVD outsde the home, then he or she should get a license to get to do that. Hopefully in the near future, piracy and illegal downloading will decrease so that those people who have their work owned to them don't have to worry about infringement.
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