What really caught my attention so far are the varied responses to the subject of illegal downloading. You can definitely tell those that are in the music industry as they express the affects illegal downloading has on the industry, so they have very strong views against illegal downloading. Then you have those that do not see the harm in copying music for a friend or family member, and do not feel as if doing so is illegal or that they should have the right to do so. I think with the rapid changing of technology it is hard to keep up with the creation of appropriate regulations, laws and controls. Everyone seems to have a different level of what is legal and not legal, and this is coming from a group of people that have more of a technical background. This background gives them a better shot of knowing what should be legal or not. This makes the task of the everyday person difficult with regard to the changes and knowing what is and is not appropriate. This issue should be addressed from the top with appropriate education as well as shutting down the sites that allow illegal downloading to occur. If downloading from these sites is illegal than those sites should be the ones that should be held accountable instead of going after the small guy. These sites are the ones that are giving us the platform to do illegal downloading of music and programs. For me I see it as the same as a bartender or bar getting in trouble for serving someone to much, and then the person drives home. The bartender is just doing their job and may not know how much the person had to drink or eat before arriving at their establishment, but they are still held accountable because they gave them the platform to enable the person to drink. Then there is the issue of culture that is thrown into the mix, which brings another whole dynamic that muddles the right and wrong or illegal and legal boundaries.
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