taking a different view

As Electronic Media students, it would seem almost blasphemous to be against piracy in any way. The whole aspect of our major revolves around ways to beat 'the system'- to prove that we are smarter and better. It seems that way sometimes, anyway. I understand the idea of creative work being made public for all and it seems difficult to argue with that when a DVD costs $27.95 as a mediocre Jennifer Lopez gets paid over four million dollars for every godforsaken hour that she's on screen. It also seems absurd that the industry would be surprised at the uprising of piracy. Their entire bases is built on advancements in technology, they look for any possible chance to use it to their advancements. How, then, could they not have understood that the layperson would use it in the same way? On the other hand, a certain respect has to be paid for those that work below the actors: set designers, costumers, and production teams. After all, these are jobs that many of us aspire to do and their salary is increasingly cut into due to piracy. It seems almost ridiculous to charge for entertainment now and to not use what we have learned. But we are sitting on the outside looking in. Perhaps then, it is merely a matter of perspective. Will it be the same for us in 1o years?