In class on Thursday I learned a lot of new things about copyright laws. I took AP Government last year and we briefly went over copyrights and patents so I had some background, but the presentation went further into detail. I thought the most interesting part of the presentation was when he talked about file sharing mediums and the consequences of sharing music and movies. This was interesting because it pertained to me (not that I illegally download music or anything), and gave me some insight about what I should do to stay out of trouble. It was kind of scary hearing that a music company tried to sue a Trinity girl for thousands of dolllars for just a handful of songs, and made me think twice about using programs like bearshare and frostwire. He made the point that he would like to see record companies ease off of their pursuit to catch file sharers. I think in the future this will be an issue. I stand with him in that the record labels should back off. If they choose people, basically at random, and nail them, potentially ruining their financial lives, it won't discourage the millions of people that illegally download from downloading because the chances of getting caught are so low. In essence the record companies are just suing people for their own financial gain.
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