Should internet piracy be legalised?

My opponent stated this round will not be acceptance an therefore I will be getting straight into my cross.

I. Cross-Examination

I will be addressing all the reasons provided in the order they were presented.

1. This is a matter of prioritization. First, an individual must consider whether he has enough money for necessities (rent, food, utilities) then he proceeds to decided if he will have enough left over to purchase entertainment.
Pro is assuming an individual places internet entertainment over basic necessity. This is rather irrational as any common man would say that food and water are far more important that any form of internet media.
As such, said common man would pay for food and water before considering purchasing entertainment. Not the other way around.

2. The value of these media files is not based on their mass nor size.
We pay more for higher quality music because we are getting a higher quality product. The same situation would apply to any item. The lower the quality, the less it should cost.
The data charges and Wi-Fi charges paid are not seen by the producers of the media. Those fees go to the internet provider. The purpose of those charges is too make consumers pay for the commodity being provided. The provider isn't paying the owners of the media for the pirated download.

3. Actually, Pro has this backwards. Those who make and produce this media are paying to advertise and market their product. The producers are hoping said advertising will lead to purchases of their media. The makers of the movie don't make money off of advertising, they lose money from it, even more so by advertising a free product.

YouTuber's are making videos with their own equipment and time. Making home videos still requires a video camera and place to film. There are still expenses.
Full length films require many more expenses and are therefore far more expensive.

YouTube pays some of it's partners because those partners allow YouTube to advertise on their videos. YouTube itself is making more money than the YouTuber because they are being paid by the producers of the media they are advertising.

The difference between Youtube and movies is that YouTube advertises on the product while movies advertise for the product.

4. It was made illegal simply due to the fact that upon buying the product, the consumer makes an agreement to enjoy the media privately. Distribution of this media allows those who do not own the product to use it without payment. Using a product without payment (stealing) is illegal for obvious reasons.

II. Construct

Here I will explain why Piracy should stay legalised and how it is hurting those who produce media.


No Money No Product

The simple reason why these companies make media like movies and music is due to the fact they want to make money. They also need to make money in order to produce more content.
If company X makes Movie X and spends X dollars, nobody purchases Movie X, then company X cannot recoup the X amount of dollars the spent making the Movie X.
Now, company X has no money to producer more movies and is left to fail. In order for a business to produce content, it needs money. The only way for it to get money is if consumers pay for their product.
Piracy allows all consumers to "consume" media without payment, and hurts the producer as a result.

In a world were media is free, there would be no media. Nobody could afford to make it.

III. Closing Remarks

Pro's reason(s) to support piracy are lacking. The first being irrational and the following lacking proper information.
In order for my opponent to make a return, he needs to rebut my above argument and provide some more solid reasons why Piracy should be legalised.

I await his response.

All arguments Extended

Arguments extended.
Though I doubt it will even matter.

Argumens finally extended.