Thank you Pao Pao for your speech on piracy! I feel that this approach is indeed insightful, as the majority tends to discourage piracy, which is also shown in your audience analysis. To start off, I will firstly summarise the main points of his speech.
Introduction
I. Pao Pao’s speech was focused on persuading us to be pro-piracy, due to its benefits to both the consumers and artistes.
a. This is so as it promotes creativity due to increased competition and also creates exposure for artists.
II. He mentioned that laws state that infringement does not equate to theft and commercial harm
a. It only targets those profiting from copyright infringement
III. Since times are changing and piracy is done by everyone, the industry has to accept …show more content…
Pao Pao mentioned that piracy benefits the music industry as it did not shrink, but grew instead
a. Firstly, assuming that the information is accurate, fallacy: False cause
b. The fact that one event occurs after another does not mean that the first is the cause of the second.
c. We cannot assume that the music industry grew due to piracy of music, as there are many other factors affecting its growth – increasing consumer preference towards music, economic growth of the country or simply, more artistes in the industry
d. Hence, this does not necessarily mean that piracy directly led to the improvement of the industry
II. Moreover, according to one of Pao Pao’s sources (Rob Reid as a speaker on TEDTalks)
a. The music industry in the US actually lost $8 billion the year after Napster, a piracy software, was developed
b. Hence, this contradicts his argument of the music industry growing Point 2 – Evidence provided
(Connective: Regarding this particular supporting evidence,
Type: Transition/Internal …show more content…
Pao Pao’s speech is an interesting one for me
a. It offers a different point of view on piracy
b. Which is not common or widely mentioned
II. While his speech is relevant and well-delivered, I feel that he could have used a stronger argument and more credible sources
III. Plan/call to action
IV.
Bibliography (use APA / MLA style)
http://blog.ted.com/the-numbers-behind-the-copyright-math/
https://riaa.com/keystatistics.php?content_selector=research-shipment-database-overview
Reid, Rob. "Rob Reid: The $8 Billion IPod." YouTube. YouTube, 15 May 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZadCj8O1-0>.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/anti-piracy-law-set-kick-soon-20140708
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/goodbye-illegal-downloads-20140711
"Asia IP." - Singapore Passes Amended Copyright Act. APEX ASIA, 18 Aug. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://www.asiaiplaw.com/article/35/1919/>.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-users-of-piracy-sites-unfazed-by-proposed-tightening-of-ip-law-013200503.html
Introduction
I. Pao Pao’s speech was focused on persuading us to be pro-piracy, due to its benefits to both the consumers and artistes.
a. This is so as it promotes creativity due to increased competition and also creates exposure for artists.
II. He mentioned that laws state that infringement does not equate to theft and commercial harm
a. It only targets those profiting from copyright infringement
III. Since times are changing and piracy is done by everyone, the industry has to accept …show more content…
Pao Pao mentioned that piracy benefits the music industry as it did not shrink, but grew instead
a. Firstly, assuming that the information is accurate, fallacy: False cause
b. The fact that one event occurs after another does not mean that the first is the cause of the second.
c. We cannot assume that the music industry grew due to piracy of music, as there are many other factors affecting its growth – increasing consumer preference towards music, economic growth of the country or simply, more artistes in the industry
d. Hence, this does not necessarily mean that piracy directly led to the improvement of the industry
II. Moreover, according to one of Pao Pao’s sources (Rob Reid as a speaker on TEDTalks)
a. The music industry in the US actually lost $8 billion the year after Napster, a piracy software, was developed
b. Hence, this contradicts his argument of the music industry growing Point 2 – Evidence provided
(Connective: Regarding this particular supporting evidence,
Type: Transition/Internal …show more content…
Pao Pao’s speech is an interesting one for me
a. It offers a different point of view on piracy
b. Which is not common or widely mentioned
II. While his speech is relevant and well-delivered, I feel that he could have used a stronger argument and more credible sources
III. Plan/call to action
IV.
Bibliography (use APA / MLA style)
http://blog.ted.com/the-numbers-behind-the-copyright-math/
https://riaa.com/keystatistics.php?content_selector=research-shipment-database-overview
Reid, Rob. "Rob Reid: The $8 Billion IPod." YouTube. YouTube, 15 May 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZadCj8O1-0>.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/anti-piracy-law-set-kick-soon-20140708
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/goodbye-illegal-downloads-20140711
"Asia IP." - Singapore Passes Amended Copyright Act. APEX ASIA, 18 Aug. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://www.asiaiplaw.com/article/35/1919/>.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-users-of-piracy-sites-unfazed-by-proposed-tightening-of-ip-law-013200503.html