Today many
people surf the Internet and spend a lot of time online search for products
that are free and for free offers and promotions. We
do this based on a large cultural assumption that everything we do online should
be free. I am guilty of believing
in this assumption because I will watch episodes of Jersey Shore online and sometimes try to download a song for free. I suppose before today I did not really think of these acts
as illegal because downloading songs and movies are readily available to us and
is something that we do very quickly.
However, I do understand why downloading movies, songs, books, etc. is
illegal because creators and producers of these works do make any profit or
receive any benefits. At the same time though, from a consumer's stand point it is frustrating that our culture is becoming a world where everything costs money.
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