Piracy

[Silva]

What is your stance on piracy? I am sure most of us have downloaded a movie or a song at some point in their lives. But being part of the industry now, how would you feel if someone downloaded your work illegally?

 

[Rachel]

Piracy of my work? How dare you! Piracy of other peoples' work? Eh, who am I to judge? I suppose that makes me a bit of a bad person. I don't engage in piracy, personally, so at least there's that.

 

[Mentee]

It's not good for business, but I'm not totally against it. Somehow, it's one of the ways that information is disseminated and makes the film more inclusive. I won't opt for illegally downloading independent movies, though, if it'll negatively impact their work on a big scale.

 

[Terry]

I know I have downloaded at least one song in my life illegally. With that being said, I don't think I would like it if someone stole my work.

 

[ePIC]

It's not the most ethical stance, but I see a big difference between downloading stuff from big players like Sony and Paramount versus downloading stuff from small, independent creators.

 

[SamanthaL.]

It doesn't bother me. The people who take my work without paying for it are unlikely to spend money on it anyway, so it's not like I'm really losing out. I would be upset if they were making money off my work. That's pretty unlikely though.