Films are being downloaded off of the internet illegally on sites like Megaupload due to people not wanting to go out and pay for a film if they know they could easily get it for free, this is bad for the film industry as people are not seeing piracy as an actual crime as they are not physically stealing something so the film industry is losing money. Because of people downloading films, the film industry are creating films that are not original and are just the same as other films as they know people go to watch them in the cinema so they play it safe and create films that are just like successful previous films instead of coming out with something new and taking a risk.
The types of films they know that will make money are CGI and special effects based with 3D in them, this is because people go to see these films in the cinemas for the special effects and the 3D as it looks better on the big screen, so people watch go it for the cinema experience, also you cannot pirate 3D films and watch them at home as they do not work. 3D is the film industries answer to the downfall in cinema attendance, every time the attendance decreases again due to things like new technologies such as piracy, they bring 3D back and get people back into cinema as the new technology has caused the downfall in cinema attendance.
The film industry is under threat from piracy as they are making films that are very similar to each other, this will make less people go to the cinema as people want to see something different instead of just special effects based 3D films. As people are not going to the cinema anyway, the majority of films that will be made are 3D films with special effects, so the film industry is stuck in a viscious circle where only dedicated fans of franchises go to watch the films in cinema. Another down point for 3D films is that the projectors cost more money, which means the ticket prices will go up, so not only do people get a non original film but for more of an expense. 3D is not new either, because every time a new technology like piracy comes around that causes a decrease in cinema attendance, 3D comes back and people fall for it and go to watch 3D films again because it's a 'new' thing that everyone wants to experience.
