It has become so easy to get content for free on the Internet. For example, all that is needed to get a song from YouTube is a quick search for YouTube to MP3 and the ability to click ‘download’. This is all thanks to availability-- what once was limited to hard copies such as CDs can now be pulled up by the touch of a button. Overall, the dawn of new technology and media has changed the ideas of piracy by altering the methods used by individuals to find and share content and forcing government officials to create innovative ways to counteract these newer forms of piracy.
Many of the attempts that have been made by the U.S. government (ST) to counter Internet Piracy have failed because the actions taken have done little to nothing to actually …show more content…
government to counter internet piracy; the PROTECT IP Act also aimed to stop this illegal activity (ST). The PROTECT IP Act (PIPA for short) was a revised version of COICA. Even with revisions, PIPA was met with a lot of opposition. One key argument against PIPA pointed out that “… the broad definition of an Internet site dedicated to infringing activity could encompass speech protected by the First Amendment” (“History of” 260). While PIPA and COICA both had good intentions to prevent copyright infringement, opponents to these two acts found legitimate political arguments to counter. PIPA did have more methods to prevent Internet Piracy, so the notion of it limiting U.S. Constitutional rights is slightly understandable. Even though actions made by the U.S. government have broken some ground in the fight against online piracy, the creativity of those that oppose these attempts shows that newer (more innovative) action is needed in order to prevent copyright …show more content…
While it may be a bit redundant to state, there is a connection between the tendency to pirate and how much a person feels they are in control of the pirating situation. Often times, individuals don’t understand how detrimental the act of piracy can be. It seems as though individuals today have “… a low level of guilt (moral obligation) towards digital piracy” (Al-Rafee & Cronan 539). A lack of guilt (ST) could stem from many different areas, but one particular idea that many freelance writers have suggested is that of ‘sticking it to the man’ (so to speak). It’s more likely that individuals simply don’t understand what happens when piracy occurs, so a lack of remorse is bound to
Many of the attempts that have been made by the U.S. government (ST) to counter Internet Piracy have failed because the actions taken have done little to nothing to actually …show more content…
government to counter internet piracy; the PROTECT IP Act also aimed to stop this illegal activity (ST). The PROTECT IP Act (PIPA for short) was a revised version of COICA. Even with revisions, PIPA was met with a lot of opposition. One key argument against PIPA pointed out that “… the broad definition of an Internet site dedicated to infringing activity could encompass speech protected by the First Amendment” (“History of” 260). While PIPA and COICA both had good intentions to prevent copyright infringement, opponents to these two acts found legitimate political arguments to counter. PIPA did have more methods to prevent Internet Piracy, so the notion of it limiting U.S. Constitutional rights is slightly understandable. Even though actions made by the U.S. government have broken some ground in the fight against online piracy, the creativity of those that oppose these attempts shows that newer (more innovative) action is needed in order to prevent copyright …show more content…
While it may be a bit redundant to state, there is a connection between the tendency to pirate and how much a person feels they are in control of the pirating situation. Often times, individuals don’t understand how detrimental the act of piracy can be. It seems as though individuals today have “… a low level of guilt (moral obligation) towards digital piracy” (Al-Rafee & Cronan 539). A lack of guilt (ST) could stem from many different areas, but one particular idea that many freelance writers have suggested is that of ‘sticking it to the man’ (so to speak). It’s more likely that individuals simply don’t understand what happens when piracy occurs, so a lack of remorse is bound to