Information Cloud vs Pirates

The act of piracy has been around for many years. Piracy was a term used for robbery at sea. Now it is also used for “robbery” on the internet. Was the way they dealt with piracy at sea a humane way? Is it suitable for today’s version of piracy? Obviously we are not going to hang people. Or are we? Is death a suitable punishment? Is piracy the right word to use? Is robbery better? Is copyright infringement? Will films ever become part of creative commons? If you are the one watching the pirated material what does that make you? Are you promoting it? Would you pay for steaming video? Why do people feel the need to not support the artists that create videos? If we removed all the sites that had pirated material would more just spring up? How can we control what websites are allowed to be about? Does that go against free speech?

What if the film industry created a site similar to iTunes? Members pay for credits to be able to watch streaming videos. Part of the proceeds goes to the film studios and the other part goes to host the website. Would this work? I think it is worth a shot, many people will want to support the artists but it is inconvenient to go to a theatre or rental store. Would people actually pay a small fee for videos? How can we stop people from screen capturing the video and spreading it for free?

The idea of a buying a license to be able to see or use a product, instead of an actual product, could be an alternative. This way you would be able to access it whenever you want. You buy a license to a CD, instead of bringing it where ever you go you have a card or an id tag that all your information is stored on. Instead of buying multiple CDs or copying it you would be able to pay for something and have it where ever you wanted. They have started this by having DVD, Blu-ray and digital copies bundled together. Would this idea of a master license ever come into existence? Would this help cut back on the piracy? Would we then just get a new form of piracy?