File Sharing

The act of obtaining a file, be it a movie, song, or software and freely giving it to another person. You don't make any money, the person who recieves it doesnt spend any money and the company or person who orginally created the file gets nothing. Is this fair? Is this stealing? Would Bill Gates be worth $56 Billion if Windows was given out freely? The answer to those questions varies from person to person.

Money obsessed people would argue that getting anything such as a movie or song for free is stealing and that the people who made it are losing money. They want everyone to pay $20 for a CD or DVD that took less then 1 cent to burn. They want you to give the other $19.99 to the people who made the movie or song, so they can go buy that new BMW they always wanted.

I'm not saying these people don't deserve money for all the hard work that went into creating this file, but there is a cap on how much one should be able to charge for these songs or movies. And since there is really no "law" that states how much one can charge, it can be whatever they want it to be.

In a capitalistic society that we all live in, money is the game. If you are creative enough and have the power, time and energy to create things that other people want, you should get paid for that. But make sure you charge a fair price, because if people feel they are getting ripped off, the people will start getting your product for free and then you really lose out.

If you like something, buy it. File sharing isn't for everyone.