'The law can never keep pace with technological change '
Area of Technology: Digital Copyright and the Law
The role of law in regulating your area of technology
The role of law in digital copyright is to ensure that the integrity of people’s work is upheld by ensuring their created content is not accessed nor distributed illegally. In the cases where copyright is infringed then it is the role of the law to ensure that the correct punishment is administered to the person or group that has committed the violation.
What Is Digital Copyright?
In the late twentieth and into the twenty-first century, the world has experienced a technological boom. Yet, despite the many good gifts that internet brings, it has become very easy for anyone …show more content…
Over the past decade, piracy has experienced a sharp rise to prominence. Statistics show that 54% of Australians aged 18-24 have pirated copyrighted movies and TV shows (Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association). Piracy has swept the world with hosting websites garnering over fifty-billion views annually, causing economic losses totalling in the billions as a result (Online Piracy in Numbers). This highlights the impact and effect that digital piracy has had upon copyrighted content that crops up dozens of unresolved legal issues …show more content…
They distribute information, advice and education regarding copyright law and its application. Furthermore, they attempt to lobby for law reform in an attempt to defend creator 's rights but also to balance the needs between the creators and consumers.
A recent example of action undertaken by the Australian Copyright Council is a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement Bill, 2015). This report outline the organisation 's standing on a recent copyright bill passed through the senate. Through a thorough examination of the bill, the ACC gives the senate a brief conclusion on the organisation’s stance. In this case the ACC said that they support the bill in principle, however, expressed concern at the effect of procedural matters on the bill’s effectiveness.
The purpose of this is to give the committee professional advice regarding the bill. This helps ensure that legal outcomes would be efficient and effective in maintaining the integrity of copyright, specifically in this case, online
Area of Technology: Digital Copyright and the Law
The role of law in regulating your area of technology
The role of law in digital copyright is to ensure that the integrity of people’s work is upheld by ensuring their created content is not accessed nor distributed illegally. In the cases where copyright is infringed then it is the role of the law to ensure that the correct punishment is administered to the person or group that has committed the violation.
What Is Digital Copyright?
In the late twentieth and into the twenty-first century, the world has experienced a technological boom. Yet, despite the many good gifts that internet brings, it has become very easy for anyone …show more content…
Over the past decade, piracy has experienced a sharp rise to prominence. Statistics show that 54% of Australians aged 18-24 have pirated copyrighted movies and TV shows (Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association). Piracy has swept the world with hosting websites garnering over fifty-billion views annually, causing economic losses totalling in the billions as a result (Online Piracy in Numbers). This highlights the impact and effect that digital piracy has had upon copyrighted content that crops up dozens of unresolved legal issues …show more content…
They distribute information, advice and education regarding copyright law and its application. Furthermore, they attempt to lobby for law reform in an attempt to defend creator 's rights but also to balance the needs between the creators and consumers.
A recent example of action undertaken by the Australian Copyright Council is a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement Bill, 2015). This report outline the organisation 's standing on a recent copyright bill passed through the senate. Through a thorough examination of the bill, the ACC gives the senate a brief conclusion on the organisation’s stance. In this case the ACC said that they support the bill in principle, however, expressed concern at the effect of procedural matters on the bill’s effectiveness.
The purpose of this is to give the committee professional advice regarding the bill. This helps ensure that legal outcomes would be efficient and effective in maintaining the integrity of copyright, specifically in this case, online