What claim does the author make about why people don't view piracy as theft in paragraphs 3-4 of the article "Battling the Digital Jolly Roger"?

A. People don't know what file sharing means, so they don't know that it's wrong.

B. Until the SOPA law passes, sharing media cannot be considered illegal.

C. People don't view file sharing as theft, and continue to share digital files, thus, perpetuating the problem.

D. People don't care if it's illegal or not, because it's a cheaper way to share media.

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Hayley Ho

30 January, 21:06

What claim does the author make about why people don't view piracy as theft in paragraphs 3-4 of the article "Battling the Digital Jolly Roger"?

A. People don't know what file sharing means, so they don't know that it's wrong.

B. Until the SOPA law passes, sharing media cannot be considered illegal.

C. People don't view file sharing as theft, and continue to share digital files, thus, perpetuating the problem.

D. People don't care if it's illegal or not, because it's a cheaper way to share media.

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Walter Bray · Answer 1

C. People don't view file sharing as theft, and continue to share digital files, thus, perpetuating the problem.

Quentin Howard · Answer 2

C. People don't view file sharing as theft, and continue to share digital files, thus, perpetuating the problem.

Explanation:

This is the main reason why the author claims that people do not view piracy as theft in the article "Battling the Digital Jolly Roger." The author tells us that a lot of the piracy that occurs between people takes place when individuals share digital files. Many people do not think of this action as "theft," because they do not reflect on who is affected by the behaviour. They also do not often think that this material is protected. Therefore, they continue to share files, and thus perpetuate the problem.