Jyles+Ang+on+Downloading+Issue

I think that the Internet is one of the most useful innovation that man has ever invented. It provides information from all over the world where people could read, watch or listen to the latest trends or news available in real time. As long as you have a connection and a computer, you are good to go. Since the Internet became widely known, it eventually grew and people gained access to all sorts of information and entertainment like movies, music, news, events and so much more. How do people accessed these files? They did it through file sharing or more commonly known as uploading and downloading.

Today, downloading has become more and more frequent and, despite the benefits that it has provided to the society, it eventually gained its inconveniences. Disadvantages like people sharing copyrighted materials and the improper use of downloaded files.

And because of such drawbacks, there has been web restrictions in our school and I personally think that it could slow down the capacity of students to learn more. The reason for such restrictions is maybe for security purposes and to avoid students from downloading copyrighted material or pirated movies, music and other forms of entertainment. I believe that if people want to stop piracy, they should stop the source such as the websites that promote pirated software or movies.

Now, I think that downloading materials from the web is not an issue anymore because now we could access websites like YouTube and other social networking sites which were previously banned/restricted. I think that it is fair enough to students since they also pay for what they use and the school should have the obligation to maximize their resources to provide students quality education that they deserve.
 * Is DOWNLOAD or ACCESS of materials in the net still an ISSUE? **

For me, students who have access to files on the internet whether it may be videos, in audio format or in plain texts would be very essential for them in learning. It enhances the students knowledge much more than what is expected from them.
 * Does it RESTRICT or ENHANCE learning? **