After some research, I found out that the punishment for copyright infringement can be a little extensive. For instance, I was not aware that if you were caught illegally downloading, the maximum fine is $250,000 and 5 years in prison. Now, you may be thinking why on earth is the punishment so harsh? I asked the same question. In my research I found that it is because people make a living off of the money that is used to purchase songs online. If you illegally download a song, someone is not getting paid for their job.
An article that I found here talks about a 15-year-old boy from Sweden who was turned in to police by the principal of his school for putting downloaded movies on filesharing websites. The boy was taken to court but was found innocent. Keep in mind this took place in Sweden. If it had taken place in the U.S., the boy, or his parents rather, may have had to pay some type of fine. The boy in Sweden had no punishment which I do not think is entirely fair because he committed Copyright Infringement which is still a crime, and he should have some sort of consequence.
My obsession with computers and pushing buttons started in about 3rd grade in a little accessory called Paint. Every little kid loves playing on this accessory, and if a poll was taken in an elementary school, the most accessed program on a computer would probably be Paint. Inside and outside the classroom I loved playing games on the computer. One of my favorite places to play games was Disney Channel. However, most of the games are not the same anymore, but I still recommend it to any young children if they are bored.
Once I grew up and entered 7th grade, I stumbled upon other fun websites such as Facebook. Now although I knew about this great website in the 7th grade, I didn't get one until the middle of 8th grade after my sister got one. This network grows bigger everyday, but so does another website that might spark your interest; Twitter. The Twitter family is gaining more users daily just like Facebook. The fun in these websites isn't about the people you meet, but rather the fact that you can check up on old friends and relatives.
Although I get on the computer most of the time to check my Facebook and Twitter accounts, I also love to create and edit videos. I sometimes post funny videos of my friends and me on Youtube where I can also find other videos that make me laugh. My favorite part about this website is that you can always find new creative videos of people who might be the next big thing. Take Justin Bieber for instance; everyone knows that he was discovered on Youtube and many people brag about how they have been a fan since his first videos that were posted of him singing in his bathroom. I believe that because of him, Youtube has grown in the number of users in hope of becoming like a Justin Bieber and magically being discovered by an agent that sees their video.
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These are just a few of my favorite websites and things that I like to do when I open up my laptop. I strongly believe that the future of our technology will grow and soon we will have many more "cool" websites and other features on computers that will allow us to go above and beyond our imagination when doing things such as editing videos. As a matter of fact, I believe that computer geniuses are working on the newest program for computers that will excel past all other programs and allow us to do many more things on computers.
-Lexie
