Downloading: there is no loser. Before you argue that the film industry loses out, look how much money is in films. If studios can afford to play lead actors/actresses $10million a film to, lets be honest, eat well, lay about, work out and snog each other, then I am not going to lose much sleep for people to download films.
When it comes to music, yes there is a difference. If an artist is just starting out and people go out and download their music of course it is going to effect how much money they make. I do feel slightly sorry for the artists concerned. This sympathy soon wanes when 1) they get to number 1 on the charts on downloads alone, 2) I go to buy a ticket to see them live and pay more to see them prance around on stage for an hour and half or so than I would on my weekly food shop. Then downloading to me is sweet revenge.
It is fun to download stuff from the internet. You watch how quickly the download takes, seeing it getting closer to getting onto your computer and you can enjoy it. If you get a series or a film recommended to you and you missed it, no fear, the internet is your friend.
You watch a TV series, you get very into said series. You can't be bothered to wait a week for the next episode. what do you do? Yes you are right my minions - download it. When it's downloaded you don't have to worry about advert breaks, or waiting to see the next episode, it is all easy peasy.
There have a good few series that have dragged on far too long. Luckily for me i didn't bother to watch Lost. Seven series of that crap and the build up to the last episode was the biggest thing since the Queen took the throne. It was shown in the UK at the same time as it was in the US, it was going to be brilliant. People had waited years to see how it was going to end, the excitement was fever pitch. My boss came in late to work after watching it. I asked him how it was, his exact response: 'what a pile of shit.' People waited so long for that just to be disappointed. Had people just downloaded things then they can whiz through it, if they don't like the series then they can just give up and move onto the next.
The way that the future is looking, it's all about downloading. No matter how much the artists/film companies complain there is nothing that can be done. The amount of sites you can stream programmes from let alone download things from are always increasing. The power is now with the everyday Joe and they can't take it. I don't see why it is 'illegal' to download. It is one of those things that everyone does. I don't know anyone in this day and age that doesn't do it (apart from my nan who bless her isn't quite up to 21st century technology). You get external hardrives that have a terabyte of space on them. That is a ridiculous amount of space, that is not meant to just store documents. They are made for programmes, films and music and therefore encourage the downloading.
Don't you worry if you are a downloading fiend. I am with you my friend. Enjoy the fruits of the internet, what else is it for, as you are here you are obviously reading my blog so you have passsed my test?!!? Get on there and get downloading. Thats the thought for today, tune in tomorrow for something else. Laters
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