Do you believe that file sharing not only balances capitalism, but also provides a form of social justice?

Question

In 2004/5 it seems all we heard about was random people being sued by the mpaa/riaa for illegally obtaining songs, movies, etc. My question is this: When have you ever heard of an industry exec, manager, record label, etc., being sued or fined for price fixing, overcharging, creating scenarios in which the customer is forced to buy their format, their hardware, their software, and then finally the product the consumer wanted in the first place. In the end I don't think it's a bad thing. Imagine it as the ultimate form of competition. Hopefully file sharing will force big business to come up with more practical, creative, cheaper ways of reaching the customer.

Answer 1

I find that file sharing does for music consumers what unions do for employees. Before all of the power was in the hands of the record companies. With file sharing, the consumer becomes empowered by having alternate means of obtaining a product, pressuring record companies to give more back to the consumer. This means fairer prices and a more knowledgeable consumer.

Answer 2

Capitalism is an economic process that creates wealth by paying investors through their stock for providing growth capital to the business. It is a wonderful invention and changed the world. It allows many people to participate in the economy and generates wealth for the society as a whole. The process can be misused. People can be cheated. It is a real world dynamic that is almost beyond the control of law. It leads to the saying, 'It takes money to make money."

File sharing is just a modern form of theft.

Answer 3

I can see your point, but I really disagree with you. File sharing is stealing. It isn't competition because you are not offering a competing product. You're only stealing what is not yours.

Answer 4

no one is forced to buy anything. You're assuming people deserve things such as music and movies :-)

Answer 5

No.