Ethical To Download Music
Is it ethical to buy illegal copies of music CD's and movies from street vendors. Especially when you know that by buying these copies, the record companies, movie production companies, actors, artists and others involved in their production do not get a profit from the sale. This is the dilemma I had as weather or not I should buy bootlegged products because while they are cheaper, it is depriving the legitimate profits that companies who produce the music and movies would receive along with the actors and artists involved.
The situation that I encountered was while I was walking around New York City with friends. Everywhere I went, I saw street vendors selling various music and movie titles, including titles were not yet released on cd or dvd, including some movies that were still in the theaters. The majority of which were illegal pirated copies. But then I also saw a Tower Records store, which sells the real legitimate cd's and dvd's. I had to make a choice if I wanted to pay......
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