Downloading music or films without paying Nowadays almost everyone uses the Internet. We communicate with people, read world or local news, and, of course, spend our free time there, watching films and listening to music. There is a huge problem in digital reality - downloading music or films without paying. Can this process be called a crime? Firstly, we need to understand that everything on the Internet is done by someone – everything has its own author and every product (film or music) is his or her intellectual property. Secondly, we must remember if we like the art of this author, we must support him or her. For instance, we like a certain writer. We pay him and he writes more books. We are interested in his thoughts and read great books, and he is happy and has money for art and own life. In conclusion, downloading music or films without paying should be the same crime as stealing from a shop. But how can society detect a thief on the Internet – that is the question.