Is online piracy a good thing?
(http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/17/online.piracy.for.against/index.html)
This article on CNN had both sides of the criminalization of piracy covered. The first perspective was that of the criminalization being a good thing. Wadsted argues that it’s stealing and largely appeals to the logos side of the argument. She briefly talks about how even children know it is a bad thing which I guess introduces some pathos into the argument as well. She gives examples of how some sites try to offer legal solutions to data piracy, but how those who disregard it and act as data sharing sites counteract their efforts and make it almost trivial since there are significantly more of them. She really concentrates on the negative aspect of this argument and how it’s hurting big businesses. Eriksson argues that no criminalization would actually help businesses because it allowing people to try different types of things. She says that only a small fraction of companies are being hurt, and that most companies are actually having increased profits. She says that the internet was made for information to be shared and says it very well with her last paragraph. “The Internet revolution meant that we created a global network where any digital entity could connect and exchange information with any other. Anti-piracy efforts must be seen the light of a counter-revolution against this that goes all the way to the very infrastructure of the Net.”
This article on CNN had both sides of the criminalization of piracy covered. The first perspective was that of the criminalization being a good thing. Wadsted argues that it’s stealing and largely appeals to the logos side of the argument. She briefly talks about how even children know it is a bad thing which I guess introduces some pathos into the argument as well. She gives examples of how some sites try to offer legal solutions to data piracy, but how those who disregard it and act as data sharing sites counteract their efforts and make it almost trivial since there are significantly more of them. She really concentrates on the negative aspect of this argument and how it’s hurting big businesses. Eriksson argues that no criminalization would actually help businesses because it allowing people to try different types of things. She says that only a small fraction of companies are being hurt, and that most companies are actually having increased profits. She says that the internet was made for information to be shared and says it very well with her last paragraph. “The Internet revolution meant that we created a global network where any digital entity could connect and exchange information with any other. Anti-piracy efforts must be seen the light of a counter-revolution against this that goes all the way to the very infrastructure of the Net.”
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