Argument Analysis: Why Stealing Is Wrong

The subject whether or not is ethical to download music illegally can be answered using rule utilitarianism and it will be done in such a manner seeing both sides of the spectrum. An argument defending the act that downloading music illegally is ethical would be that you are not physically stealing from the artist, even the very ethical person would download something that otherwise they would not physically steal. But the term itself, downloading illegally, has been changed to

With technology growing more and more each day, it is no surprise that the music industry is transitioning to rely more and more on online sales. However, problems can arise from this when artists are taken advantage of by people who illegally download their music off of the internet for free. When one college radio host publically stated that she illegally downloaded her music, a professor by the name of David Lowery saw a problem with this and decided to speak up about it. He wrote a letter addressed to the college radio host, Emily, called “Letter to Emily White at NPR All Songs Considered”. With this, he also addresses the general public and calls them to make a change in their music buying, or lack thereof, habits. He explains that illegally downloading music is not a harmless task and we must understand the effects that it has on the artists as well as the music industry as a whole. While Lowery has strong uses of ethos, logos, and pathos, his conversational and

An excerpt from the article states, "People who work hard to produce creative works are entitled to enjoy legal protection to reap the benefits of their labors." Artists, actors, producers, and many other media jobs work hard to create original movies and songs to share to the public for a small cost. This small cost that is paid when their work is bought is how they put food on their table. Without the money, they may not be able to live the same lifestyle. Organizations should win legal battles over these money-stealing businesses by using emotionally charged language, so media creators are not robbed of potential money. Information found in the text expressed that the law stated that anything of value is considered property. If one downloads something from the internet that would usually cost money, they are stealing, and potential money for the creators of the media is lost. Therefore, organizations should use emotionally charged language if it means they will win more legal

The stakeholders of Penn State held different opinions. Some believe the university should be criticized for its lack of compassion for the victims and its failure to keep a child predator from being present and around children. Others feel that the scandal produced a witch-hunt with authorities looking to point the finger at others (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan,

As the legal hands of time travel forward, we have witnessed many times the meaning of private property change drastically and the rights of property owner’s disintegrate through the success of numerous limiting cases on their overall rights. The State v. Shack 277 A.2d 369 (N.J. 1971) case surfaced in court as an issue of trespassing, but transformed into a case about whether it is legal for a property owner dominion over their property can include the destiny of individuals of their rights while they remain on the property. This transformation seems to be the problematic aspect of the case under review. Since the trespassing statute was applied and the defendants charged the case should have been finalized, however, the defendants did not agree with the application of the law and appealed. Although there was no misapplication of the trespass statute, the defendants felt that the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 2862(b)(1) was being violated by the plaintiff. Given the huge stretch from trespassing to violating

A lot of us love music and in this day and age it can be hard to come by, especially if you don’t have anyway to buy online. The sound of music can affect all of us and our emotions. When we want to be in a good mood we’d probably listen to an annoying and catchy tune through our headphones. We shouldn’t have to be in trouble for giving ourselves joy. Today, I’m going to try and persuade you why illegally downloading music isn’t wrong. While I’m trying to persuade you some terms may cause confusion allow me to define and point out these terms: RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America. MPAAC: Motion Picture Association of America. DRM: An orderly access for copyright protection in online media. Besonic, Free Music Archive, Jamendo,

I think Singer provided a very complicated argument. He did classify that pirates is illegal. He given an example about his colleague send him a pirated book which he also can borrow from library (Singer). In both condition, he get the book for free, but he read the book from his colleague, or he read the book from library leading him to the opposite of moral condition. He also told about his students’ attitude about download free electron item online (Singer). I think Singer used these two examples questioning his readers. First, do we need to blame a person who sharing the pirates because she want to help others without repay? Or do we have right to share the pirates because we are not seeking profit? Second, does a thing consider as right

After the excessive amount of unsuccessful attempts at producing a surviving clone, the controversy of cloning heightened. The topic of cloning has faced ethical issues since it was proposed, but after certain information on the creation of clones was released the ethical matter of cloning was put more up to questioning. Cloning involves the production of genetically identical copies of living organisms, a production that could easily have a negative effect on the human population just as well as it could help keep many others alive. There are three different types of cloning: DNA cloning or gene cloning, reproductive cloning, and therapeutic cloning, each one used for a different reason. All three types could benefit the population in a short

In Scenario 3, John has his girlfriend dictate a conclusion for his sociology paper. It is assumed that he wrote the rest of the paper from his own thoughts without plagiarizing. One might obviously argue that it is unethical and plagiarism because he did not come up with the conclusion and he is not giving his girlfriend credit for it. On the other hand, one might argue that it is ethical. After all, the whole essay consists of his original thoughts. He did not plagiarize any ideas; he only copied a summary of his ideas. And even then, he made grammatical changes to the conclusion, so it wasn’t entirely his girlfriends work.

When you think about it, when you pirate a movie or music you’re taking what doesn’t belong to you without consent which is the same as stealing. Ethically speaking, I do believe some more research is needed to continue to endorse that illegality. As I stated before, we live in a technological world and people are eager to explore all their options. People don’t want to be forced to pay $40 for two people to get into a movie theater, therefore, they turn to illegally downloading themselves or paying someone to do it for them. I’ve given plenty of evidence to help support my opinion on this topic, but I’m aware there will always be those who disagree with me and that’s ok. My opinion may be biased, but I think cable companies are hi jacking people out of their money and I will not judge any of those who choose to download and stream to cut costs wherever they see

The question then became “Just because we can get the music we want without paying for it, should we?” (Tyson, 2000, p.1). This issue of illegal downloads, which is also referred to as piracy, has been a hot topic ever since the introduction of Napster. According to Recording Industry Association of America “In the decade since peer-to-peer (p2p) file-sharing site Napster emerged in 1999, music sales in the U.S. have dropped 47 percent, from $14.6 billion to $7.7 billion” (RIAA, 2014).

We all know that downloading pirated music and films is illegal, but what exactly is it? The term piracy refers to the copying and selling of music, films and other media illegally; in other words you are copying and selling copyrighted media without the permission of the original owner (NiDirect, n.d.). With the massive growth of the internet and its ability to store and capture vast amounts of data, we have become much more reliable on information systems in all aspects of life, but it does not come without the risk of information technology being used unethically. With the number of IT breakthroughs in recent years “the importance of ethics and human values has been underemphasised” often resulting in various consequences. Not surprisingly one of the many public concerns about the ethical use of IT is that “millions of people have downloaded music and movies at no charge and in apparent violation of copyright laws at tremendous expense to the owners of those copyrights” (Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology, 2015). This essay covers the ethical issues of downloading pirated music and films and the impact it has on music corporations and recording and film companies.

Producers of musical content cannot undo the adverse effects that piracy has had on the industry. Because of the internet and the way individuals have manipulated it to obtain music, many people are unwilling to change their habits. Here lies the issue between the producer and the consumer. Acts like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) work against the incentive of many consumers by telling them that they cannot do what maximizes their utility. Producers are thus working against the likings of the consumer. This is wrong.

Ever since 18-year-old Shawn Fanning created Napster in his Northeastern University dorm room in 1999, downloading and sharing music online has become one of the most popular things to do on the Internet today. But why wouldn't it? Getting all your favorite songs from all your favorite artists for free, who wouldn't want to start sharing music? The answer to that question are the people who feel that stealing from the music industry is not morally right, because that is exactly what every person who shares music is doing. People who download music think it's something they can get away with but now it might be payback time to a lot of those people.

Ever since the start of illegal music downloading there has been an ongoing debate. As with any controversy, there are those whose positions stand at one end of the spectrum or the other and also those who are moderate or nonchalant. Many believe that downloading a song without paying for it is not only illegal, but also immoral. None-the less, people continue to download songs, rationalizing that the record companies are getting what they deserve after years of overpriced CD's or that the artists won't really miss the money. Some people are not sure what to make of the situation, sympathizing in some respects with either side. There are several proposed solutions to this problem, but it has become obvious that there is not easy or clear