Nowadays, the information technology is growing rapidly. Almost everything can be found in the Internet. Even the latest music and movies can also be found. Then, people are going to download these music and movies without paying any money. However, this is not legal. Some people do not know this is illegal, some people know that this is illegal but still continue doing this illegal thing. Should these people be punished? In my opinion, people who download music and movies illegally should be punished. My reasons are as follows.
Some people may think that downloading music and movies illegally is very convenience and is free of charge. So they tend to download music and movies from the Internet illegally, instead of buying CDs or going to cinema to watch movies. However, downloading music and movies illegally is just like stealing things. When you download a song illegally, you are downloading something that is not belongs to you, and you do not have the permission to do that. It is the same as stealing goods from a shop. The thing you stole is not belongs to you, and you are not allowed to get it without paying any money. But for downloading music, you do not steal things physically. What has been stolen is not only the song, but also the profit that is supposed to be gained by the song creator. For people who steal goods from stores, they have to be punished. Thus, for people who download music and movies illegally, they should also be punished. They are also thieves.
Besides, downloading music and movies illegally affects the music industry and the film industry. For the music industry, artists earn money by selling their songs in form of CDs. For the film industry, people go to cinemas to watch films or buy copyrighted editions of the films, and thus film producers can make profits. But if people download music and movies illegally and do not pay for those music and movie, the...