Philippines is filled with poor people. They can oly access entertaiment by buying pirated DVDs and VCDs. However the government is quite active in catching the vendors of these items. For me, it's like the government saying "You poor people have no right watching movies, movies are for the rich only (at least middle class)." I just want to know your ideas.
2007-11-10 20:57:32 · 6 answers · asked by eStaRapapax 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What copyright is saying is that what you made is yours. If you went to work everyday and someone else took your paycheck, would that be saying that poor people have no right to money, money is only for the rich? YOUR pay remember.
2007-11-10 21:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason why they are poor is because of the government, everythings corrupt. No money is properly being pumped into the economy. They were once supposed to be apart of America, but the president of the Philipines didn't want that. Now everyone hates her.
Their constitution is way unfair, and they tax you for the most rediculus things. Even things you were already taxed on. If you bring an American Electronic like an iPod, you can get taxed on that.
Also, about the pirated movies. If they don't buy it, then the the company that made it (possibly from the philipines) won't make any money, and that won't be good for them. They need a better industry intead of one that copies everything to make them cheaper. Japan has electronics and cars and fish. America has inflation. Brazil has ethinol, although I don't know if their exporting it.
2007-11-11 05:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copyright provides people with protection for their work. For example, you might write a book. A copyright makes sure no one else can plagiarize YOUR work and that you are paid for it or at least given credit. It sounds like the Philippines need to do something about their government policies. As much as I feel bad for other countries, raiding them all and causing wars because WE don't like whats going on or they want certain movies isn't right. There are enough issues here in the US that need to be dealt with first before I care if someone in another country can watch Tom Cruise movies. There are people HERE who are homeless and starving!
2007-11-11 05:15:47 · answer #3 · answered by baby_kittyc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think this is fair. However, if the government lets the Philipinos go, then that would be saying "Even though this is against the law, you guys can do it because you are poor." If you let some people do it, you have to let everyone do it. Do you have any idea how many complaints the government gets everyday? This would just add more.
2007-11-11 05:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copyrights are not to give YOU anything, but to protect the intellectual property of people who create things. They have a right to be paid for their movies, their music, their inventions, etc.
The world does not exist simply to benefit the poor. You have no right to take others' creations without paying them for it.
2007-11-11 05:06:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
toss out your government, its obviously corrupt.
2007-11-11 05:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋