Problem of going digital

Reference:
Book Title: Converging Media -An introduction to mass communication-
Author:John Pavlik & Shawn Mclntosh

Before I read one of the chapter in this book, I have a thought that turning things into digital is such a good thing that it make everything become convenience. For film industry, I also have the same thought.

After I read p132-133 of the above book, I find out some disadventages of going digital.

Firstly, the cost of the supporting tools. Although this is not a big problem in today society.

Secondly, and a very important point, the problem of convenience. People can get the things from the internet so easily. After film become digital, the size of it become smaller and can be easily shared by the consumer. Like Hong Kong, the film producer always facing the same situtation---illegal download of the films. If everyone just download the film from the net and do not go to the cinema, it will become a big problem that the cinema will close down and no one will produce film anymore.

Digital Art may also face the same problem, because people can change your work by using the computer easily. Once you show your artwork on the internet, everyone can see, everyone can change it. We need to be very careful if we do not want our work be destroy or copy by someone.

In the past , traditional art had also faced a similar situtation that there were some forgery appear, but the forgery were not easily produced, the people whoe make the forgery also need to be highly skilled. Digital art are different, they can be reproduced by just pressing one or two button on the keyboard. This can be a reason that why people think digital art have lower value than traditional art.