In our world, there is an ongoing debate about reinforcing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Fair use is being confused for piracy and copyright infringement, which can be devastating to someone's career. First, to understand this problem copyright and fair use need to be defined. To have something protected by copyright it must be recorded in some way, it must be original, and it must be creative (Popek 8). Fair use allows a creator to make something with copyright protected material, as long as the content has a different meaning and cites the original work (Popek 22). Fair use and copyright are used to protect freedom of speech and ownership of a work, if a work that uses copyright protected material does not meet the requirements of
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Everyday there are many users that access copyright infringing material. According to Music Streaming; Piracy Is Down but Still Very Much in Play. the Author states, "About a fifth of Internet users around the world continue to regularly access sites offering copyright infringing music, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." This suggests that the DMCA does not restrict the flow of copyright infringing material on the Internet enough. S.O.P.A. and P.I.P.A. could have given creators the power to protect their work if the bills had passed. A copyright holder would be given the ability to turn off access to a Web site if the bills had passed (Topolsky 2). The information proposes that if S.O.P.A. and P.I.P.I. had passed, then copyright infringement on the Internet would decrease due to creators cutting off access to infringing sites. Freedom of speech is an important right and by reinforcing the DMCA we will reinforce freedom of speech. According to Could Congress Shut Down YouTube with Internet-Blacklist Bill? President Obama states, "It is essential that we preserve the open Internet and stand firmly behind the right of all people to connect with one another and to exchange ideas freely." The quote conveys that the Internet should be an open place for everyone as long as users follow copyright and fair use laws. Creating laws that reinforce the DMCA and remove infringing material will only strengthen the meaning of freedom of
Everyday there are many users that access copyright infringing material. According to Music Streaming; Piracy Is Down but Still Very Much in Play. the Author states, "About a fifth of Internet users around the world continue to regularly access sites offering copyright infringing music, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." This suggests that the DMCA does not restrict the flow of copyright infringing material on the Internet enough. S.O.P.A. and P.I.P.A. could have given creators the power to protect their work if the bills had passed. A copyright holder would be given the ability to turn off access to a Web site if the bills had passed (Topolsky 2). The information proposes that if S.O.P.A. and P.I.P.I. had passed, then copyright infringement on the Internet would decrease due to creators cutting off access to infringing sites. Freedom of speech is an important right and by reinforcing the DMCA we will reinforce freedom of speech. According to Could Congress Shut Down YouTube with Internet-Blacklist Bill? President Obama states, "It is essential that we preserve the open Internet and stand firmly behind the right of all people to connect with one another and to exchange ideas freely." The quote conveys that the Internet should be an open place for everyone as long as users follow copyright and fair use laws. Creating laws that reinforce the DMCA and remove infringing material will only strengthen the meaning of freedom of