Essay Project #2 Idea

I was thinking that I would write my essay on the ethical dilemma of downloading movies off the internet. I would argue the two points, giving pros and cons for each side, but I would more strongly advocate the action than condemn it. For the pros I would write about how terrible of a state the film industry is in. It seems that all Hollywood is willing to pump out today are terrible cliché comedies or mindless CGI action movies. I think film studios need to come up with original ideas before I’ll just hand them my money. Just look at how many comics and videogames are being churned out into terrible films. If a studio can make some quick cash because of a loyal following to an original concept they won’t care how bad they desecrate the material. Some argue that downloading movies is stealing money from all the various people who put effort into the movie (aka the film crew, editing, musical score). My view point is that maybe if the film studios weren’t paying terrible actors 50 million dollars for a few months work, they could spread that money evenly throughout the crew. In essence I’d be arguing that downloading movies is the only way to get the fat cats in Hollywood to change their money grubbing ways. If I was going to argue against the act I would most likely talk about the morals of stealing. I would also talk about the copyright laws and the RIAA. No matter what justification you attach to a criminal act it doesn’t make it anymore lawful. I’m not positive if this is what I’m going to write about but it seems like a good topic.