1) The advantage of paying a legal music provider such as Apple for a music download are the following; its guaranteed to be the song you want, the quality is guaranteed to be good and you avoid getting into trouble with the authorities as it is 100% legal.

2) The disadvantage of buying a pirate DVD from a market stall are the following, the quality is not going to be good, if it’s a completely the wrong movie or it doesn’t work you cant return it to the market stall expecting your money back and its illegal so you risk having a run in with the authorities.

3) The disadvantage of downloading the latest Hollywood blockbuster before its UK release date are the following; your not supporting the film industry, the quality is very likely to be poor, you could get into trouble, if the movie comes in a file with other things you run the risk of viruses and other malicious software infecting your computer.

4) The disadvantage of you visiting an illegal music downloading site are the that first of all its illegal so you run the risk of being recorded and been punished by the authorities, the music can sometimes be poor, you don’t always know what your downloading, if you have to give your details the company or person that runs the site can record them and sell them or use them in an unlawful way.

5) Widespread illicit downloading of music damages the recognition of new talent in that music companies are not getting all the funds they need from the sale of CDs and legal downloads so they are unlikely to take the risk of funding a new band or artist.