Pirated Movies

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As far as the falling economy may have its blame on movie piracy, at some point, the argument is absolutely wrong. It is a source of employment for some people who sell the counterfeits thereby making them earn a living (Mason 61). If piracy is a source of living to some people, then it makes sense when people get the content and benefit from it. For example, online videos enjoyed by pirates’ increases the number of viewers, which in turn make the artists earn money from such companies like Google. Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” went out in millions and had billions of viewers through online. Blaming piracy holds no water as it stands out as a source of living to millions of people.

Movie piracy is one thing that has brought down the movie industry and its impact on the economy. The context argues out that piracy stands in as a source of income to millions of people but may not carry any positive impact on the economy. It is heavily supported that online piracy downplays the interests of entrepreneurs and innovators. It further contributes to production of counterfeits making the parent company earn little. From this, it remains a fact that movie piracy is destructive and should be stopped by all means.

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