What is your opinion on downloading material from the internet which could include copyrighted material? What are your ethical and moral stand points? Use the Kim Dot Com court case as your guide.
The Ethical and Moral Stand Points for Downloading Copyright Material
Gillian Ellison
Southern Institute of Technology – Invercargill Campus
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| Rationale | Sections | Section Headings | Title | Authors and Affiliation | Abstract| Introduction| Methods| Results| Discussion | Acknowledgments| Literature Cited | Appendices
ABSTRACT
It is easy to find valid arguments for both sides of this debate, but much harder to decide
Although it is the first section of your paper, the Abstract, by definition, must be written
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Historically the laws were easier to administer as works being copied by scribes took much time and were physically more visible in their society. Fast Forward to books and written materials being published on printing presses during the time of the Industrial Revolution in United Kingdom and these laws of copyright were being stretch beyond a manageable governance.
Peter Andreas article on Piracy and Fraud Propelled the US Industrial Revolution explains “the U.S. was a hotbed of intellectual piracy and technology smuggling, particularly in the textile industry, acquiring both machines and skilled machinists in violation of British export and emigration laws” During this time US took the ideas of others and further refined them, without fear of repercussion.
Some argue that a society without rigid copyright laws leads to innovation and development
Developing societies were needing to use copyrighted ideas to transform their lives, this could be a justification for the way we ignore copyright …show more content…
comes the growth of our connectedness through the internet.
Our Copyright Laws are not able to keep up with our media and are ignored by even our most ethical citizens. Is it the consumers who are at fault? I think that it is the copyright laws which are no longer relevant.
One would argue that our connectedness has produced an ignorance of copyright. The ability to download material is at the fingertips of our media savy. Just because we CAN download copyrighted media within moments of reaching for our smartphone, this does not necessarily mean with ethically SHOULD do this.
I have been listening to Podcast about Copyright issues and the common thread is that the copyright law is not keeping up with the internet “explosion”, these laws have “no teeth”
The Kim Dot Com Court Case points to some of the loopholes that are being expoilted by technically superior citizens.
•Establish the context of the work being reported. This is accomplished by discussing the relevant primary research literature (with citations) and summarizing our current understanding of the problem you are investigating;
•State the purpose of the work in the form of the hypothesis, question, or problem
The Ethical and Moral Stand Points for Downloading Copyright Material
Gillian Ellison
Southern Institute of Technology – Invercargill Campus
| Table of Contents | FAQs |
| Rationale | Sections | Section Headings | Title | Authors and Affiliation | Abstract| Introduction| Methods| Results| Discussion | Acknowledgments| Literature Cited | Appendices
ABSTRACT
It is easy to find valid arguments for both sides of this debate, but much harder to decide
Although it is the first section of your paper, the Abstract, by definition, must be written
last …show more content…
Historically the laws were easier to administer as works being copied by scribes took much time and were physically more visible in their society. Fast Forward to books and written materials being published on printing presses during the time of the Industrial Revolution in United Kingdom and these laws of copyright were being stretch beyond a manageable governance.
Peter Andreas article on Piracy and Fraud Propelled the US Industrial Revolution explains “the U.S. was a hotbed of intellectual piracy and technology smuggling, particularly in the textile industry, acquiring both machines and skilled machinists in violation of British export and emigration laws” During this time US took the ideas of others and further refined them, without fear of repercussion.
Some argue that a society without rigid copyright laws leads to innovation and development
Developing societies were needing to use copyrighted ideas to transform their lives, this could be a justification for the way we ignore copyright …show more content…
comes the growth of our connectedness through the internet.
Our Copyright Laws are not able to keep up with our media and are ignored by even our most ethical citizens. Is it the consumers who are at fault? I think that it is the copyright laws which are no longer relevant.
One would argue that our connectedness has produced an ignorance of copyright. The ability to download material is at the fingertips of our media savy. Just because we CAN download copyrighted media within moments of reaching for our smartphone, this does not necessarily mean with ethically SHOULD do this.
I have been listening to Podcast about Copyright issues and the common thread is that the copyright law is not keeping up with the internet “explosion”, these laws have “no teeth”
The Kim Dot Com Court Case points to some of the loopholes that are being expoilted by technically superior citizens.
•Establish the context of the work being reported. This is accomplished by discussing the relevant primary research literature (with citations) and summarizing our current understanding of the problem you are investigating;
•State the purpose of the work in the form of the hypothesis, question, or problem