Nollywood industry produces hundreds of movies in a month. As more get produced, more get posted on the internet. YouTube subscribers like nollywoodlove continue to publish these movies online. But my question is do these actors get paid at all? It makes me worried that these movies get published even without the consent of the movie producers. The last time I heard that nollywoodlove channel on YouTube began to take over the popularity of posting nollywood movies via the internet and they are legal. They are in the process of removing all illegal movies on YouTube so that their channel can be the icon for nollywood movies. But I do hope these actors are getting paid for their work and are not getting ripped off their hard earned money.
But at the end of the day, it is the consumers, just like my entrepreneurship professor puts it, who win at the end. All they want is to watch the movies for free. If there was anyone to be arrested for posting these nollywood movies illegally online, it certainly will not be the consumers.
I have never heard of Nollywood movies spreading over Youtube, I try not to spend to much time on sites like Youtube. But now I have heard about it and it is still by means of the Internet so it is clear that the Internet is helping in the spread of Nollywood movies.
ReplyDeleteIf anything, there's a trade off. For many of these movies which do not hit theaters, going mainstream, albeit illegally, is one of the few ways they get noticed. If they charged money outright in the beginning, most of these movies would never be seen/spread. However, although I recognize the benefit of illegal video posting, I do not condone it.
ReplyDeleteThis situation is similar to the debate over illegal downloads of music. While the music or movie is getting noticed and popular through illegal downloads, there are still the hundreds of people involved in making the film or album that are losing money. Either way you argue it, someone is going to lose.
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