Your Name: Chelsie Suttell Class time: 11 AM
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Name of Movie: Steal this Film
Year: 2006
Producers: The Pirate Bay
Who is the Pirate Bay? What do they stand for? What is their mission?
1. Name, and define, 3 significant people interviewed in the movie (Knowledge):
a. Lawrence Liang – Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore
b. Sebastian Lutgert – Pirate Cinema
c. Dan Glickman – Chairman, MPAA
2. What are the main ideas being discussed within this movie? (Comprehension)
The main ideas being discussed in Steal this Film are whether downloading torrents should be considered legal or illegal and whether it is a good thing for our future or if it can hurt us in the future.
3. What is BitTorrent? Explain what it does and how this technologic advancement had changed society. (Comprehension)
Bit Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used to distribute large amounts of data in little amounts of time. It is a technological advancement because it has allowed us to make copies of books, newspapers, records, etc. This has made it a lot easier to distribute large amounts of information in very little time.
4. Based on the main point off this film (If you don’t understand read: http://stealthisfilm.com/Part2/). Where do you see connections to your experiences, and/or society at large– BE SPECIFIC (Application)?
Being able to download music has become a part of my daily life. Because I am a college student and all my money goes to my tuition and schoolbooks, I do not exactly have the money to pay a dollar a piece for every song I want to have. I download approximately 100 songs a month. If I bought my music, it would cost me 100 hundred dollars a month just to get the music that I want to listen to. Being able to download my music for free has allowed me to explore my own imagination and creativeness. I am sure that I am not the only one who has this experience. There are always people walking around campus with their headphones in listening to music and I can guarantee that at least 85% of those students do not buy their music legally due to the fact that it is so easy to download them for free.
5. Analyze what you’ve watched. What is the future of distribution, production and creativity? Has society achieved its main goal in relation to Intellectually Property? (Analysis)
I believe that there is a lot in store when it comes to distribution, production, and creativity. Downloading torrents and other files has allowed many young artists to grow easy and in a timely manner. There are many bands that I have listened to from downloading their music for free that I would have never known if networks like Pirate Bay or Lime wire did not exist. It has allowed someone like me be able to get something as simple as a song quick and easy as well. I think that the future holds great things. Although society has achieved many goals, I do not think we have achieved the main goal when it comes to intellectual property yet.
6. Do you think that downloading is stealing someone’s Intellectual Property? Why or why not? (Analysis)?
I do not think that downloading is stealing someone’s intellectual property because we are only promoting his or her work, not stealing it. Like I said before, there are many bands that I have listened to that I wouldn’t have normally listened to if I weren’t able to download it. Therefore, the work is more popular because of its exposure.
7. How will the issues of copyright and Intellectual property affect the world in 50 years? BE SPECIFIC (SYNTHESIS)
I think that the issues of copyright and Intellectual property will affect the world in 50 years dramatically. It has already made a huge impact on society today and I know it can only get more technical.
8. Do you agree with what is being said within movie? What shifts in your opinion on this topic have happened from watching this film? What new ideas have you created after watching and thinking about this film? (Evaluation)
I agree with the fact that downloading files is not illegal. I can guarantee that almost everyone in the world has done it at least once in their lives. Although I do think it should not be considered illegal, I do think that there should be a line drawn. People should not be able to alter another persons work. I believe that should be illegal. After watching this film, I will be more careful of what I download and make sure that I am not stepping on anyone’s toes while downloading files.
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